Past continuous and past simple.

Simple past and past progressive. Past progressive practice complete the following sentences using the correct form of the past progressive tense of the verbs provided. Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and (check) his emails. Was or were working ) is used to describe an action that was in progress at some point in the past but has since been completed.

The simple past tense (e.g. It happened and it finished. A less common function of the past progressive is to emphasize that an action continued for a long time.

Action finished in the past (single or repeated) series of completed actions in the past. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive). We use the present perfect progressive for actions in the past which have a connection to the present.

Fill in all the gaps, then press check to check your answers. Jack was receiving a speeding ticket when a friend drove by. Action was in progress at a special time in the past.

The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave) without a trace. While i was studying, i suddenly felt sleepy. Past progressive & simple past 1 use past progressive with simple past to describe an action that was interrupted by another action.

Home > worksheet > past simple past progressive present perfect exercises pdf. Past simple past continuous present perfect exercise pdf. The sun _____ (shine) when i woke up this morning.