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Grammar for the Past Continuous

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"Used to" for past habits

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Using 'used to' for past habits | Learn English

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Learn English. 1 FREE English lesson added every single day. Grammar, vocabulary, listening & reading

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Grammar practice

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Try making the past continuous (or past progressive) tense - this exercise includes the positive and negative forms.

Click here to review how to make the past continuous.
Click here to download this exercise in PDF (with answers)

Try some more exercises about the past continuous here:

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Here's a free online exercise about making the past continuous positive and negative.

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1-3* Assembling sentences ( good for evaluation

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Free online jumbled sentence game to help English students learn tenses. Past Continuous Game 1. Designed for ESL learners.

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Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #17482: Used to

Used to and verbal form refer to a habit that took place in the past , a longing action, and which is now over.
Exemple : He used to work in his bedroom.

the negative form of 'used to' used to is 'didn't use to'
Exemple : I didn't use to do my homework.
The interrogative form of 'used to' is : Did / Sujet / 'use to' / verbal base

Exemple : Did you use to live in London?

It's your turn.

End of the free exercise to learn English: Used to
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Used toUsed to and verbal form refer to a habit that took place in the past , a longing action, and which is now over. Exemple : He used to work in his bedroom. the negative form of 'used to' used to is 'didn't use to' Exemple : I didn't use to do my homework.

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1*-2*

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Mixed Exercise 2

Here's another English grammar exercise about the past simple (positive, negative and question).

Click here to review how to make the past simple.
Click here to download this exercise in PDF (with answers)

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Here's another English grammar exercise about the past simple (positive, negative and question). Click here to review how to make the past simple. Click here to download this exercise in PDF (with answers)

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Exercise on Irregular Verbs :: Learn English online - free exercises, explanations, games, teaching materials and plenty of information on English language.

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Used To Exercise 1 - a free interactive online exercise

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English Exercises: WAS, WERE, THERE WAS, THERE WERE

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to be exercise. 4 exercises to practise past simple of to be + there was/were

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Mixed Exercise 1

This time you can practise all forms of the past simple (positive, negative and question).

Click here to review how to make the English past simple.
Click here to download this exercise in PDF (with answers)

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This time you can practise all forms of the past simple (positive, negative and question). Click here to review how to make the English past simple. Click here to download this exercise in PDF (with answers)

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Feelings and emotions - elementary vocabulary exercises esl.

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Feelings and emotions - intermediate vocabulary exercises esl.

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Grammar for to be ( ser/estar) in the past

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To Be in the Past Tense - Grammar Rules for English Learners - To Be en el pasado en inglés

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A game to practice the difference between WAS and WERE in English using only affirmative sentences

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A game to practice the difference between WAS and WERE in English using only simple questions

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To Be in Past Tense - English Grammar Games for English Learners - Juegos de Gramática Inglesa

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Grammar for the Past Simple

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(also called the simple past tense)

Click here to download this explanation as a pdf.
Click here to learn about how to USE the past simple.

It's similar to the present simple because it has different rules for the verb 'be', which becomes 'was' or 'were':
The Past Simple with 'be'
Here's how to make the positive:

To make the negative with 'be', just add 'not':

Here's an exercise to practise the positive and negative forms with 'be'

To make a question, just like the present simple, we change the position of 'was / were' and the subject.

Here are the past simple 'yes / no' questions with 'be':

And the 'wh' questions with 'be' (the question word just goes at the beginning, everything else is the same):

And here's an exercise for 'wh' and 'yes / no' questions

Here's another exercise with 'be' (this time it's all forms - positive, negative and questions)

The Past Simple (Simple Past) with Other Verbs

We make the past simple just like the present simple except we use 'did' instead of 'do / does'. It's really easy because 'did' doesn't change, even with 'he / she / it'.

The positive:

We usually make the positive by adding '-ed' to the infinitive. For example, 'play' becomes 'played'. However, there are some irregular verbs, for example 'go' becomes 'went' and 'run' becomes 'ran'.

(Here's some help if you are not sure how to pronounce '-ed' at the end of a verb).

Click here for a list of 50 common irregular verbs (PDF file)

Click here for an exercise about irregular verbs in this verb tense

Click here for another irregular verb exercise

In the negative there aren't any irregular verbs. All verbs use 'did not (didn't) + infinitive':

Here's an exercise about the negative form

Questions are also very easy. Just put 'did' before the subject, and the infinitive after it.

Here are the 'yes / no' questions:

And here's an exercise about 'yes / no' questions

To make a 'wh' question, of course, put the question word at the beginning of the sentence:

And here's an exercise about 'wh' questions

Here are some exercises about making all the forms:
Mixed Exercise 1
Mixed Exercise 2
Mixed Exercise 3
Mixed Exercise 4
Click here to learn about when we use this tense

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Easy explanations and examples about how to make the past simple (or simple past) tense in English with lots of exercises and quizzes.

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Write the correct form of the verb "to be". Press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if you don't know. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!

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Should I use PS and PC?

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Institut La Plana: Inicia sessió en aquest lloc

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Sentence monkey game

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Game to practice using the past progressive or past continuous tense in English (ing). This Car Racing game is a fun exercise to review using the passive voice in sentences.

This game replaces the previous game which is now phased out due to unsupported technology. The old game had the following description:

Practice the Past Progressive or Past Continuous and Past Simple Tenses, using this ESL Grammar Interactive Monkey Fun Game Activity for pre-intermediate ( was working, was driving, was walking, etc). ESL Learners and Teachers can use it to review English vocabulary and grammar or simply practice grammar. This Sentence Monkey activity is great for this type of grammar practice.

Games are great for motivating students to learn. By playing our fun educational games, students can practice and review key English vocabulary, grammar and sentences without the boredom which is usually encountered when doing paper-based gap-fill exercises. Play the game below and do not hesitate to share these resources with other learners. This is the philosophy behind our site - www.eslgamesplus.com.

More Games

Are you a kid learning English and struggling with past tense verb forms? Our ESL Grammar Interactive Activity can help you practice using the past progressive or past continuous tense in a fun and interactive way.

The Car Racing game is designed to review using the passive voice in sentences with ing verb forms. You'll have the opportunity to practice using key verb tenses such as past progressive, past continuous, and past simple.

By practicing with this game, you'll improve your grammar skills, expand your vocabulary, and enhance your overall comprehension of the English language. Whether you're an ESL learner or teacher, this game is a great tool for reviewing English grammar and verb tenses or simply practicing these words.

So, join the race and challenge yourself to master the past progressive and past continuous tenses with our fun and engaging Car Racing game!

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Past Progressive, Past Continuous, Past Simple, Verb Tenses, ESL Grammar Interactive Activity

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Practice the Past Progressive or Past Continuous and Past Simple Tenses, using this ESL Grammar Interactive Monkey Fun Game Activity for pre-intermediate (was working, was driving, was walking, etc). ESL Learners and Teachers can use it to review English vocabulary and grammar or simply practice grammar.

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While + Continuous
When + Simple

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2*- 3* Jeopardy. Past Continuous or Past Simple

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ESL Interactive Fun Games

Here we have the games carefully laid out for you. Follow the links to browse the variety of games offered. This is only the directory for interactive games and exercises. Our ESL fun games here include : Snakes and Ladders, Hangman, Spelling games, Wheel of Fortune, TV Games(Betting Game), Mazes, Memory Games, Matching exercises, Sequencing exercises, Picture Quizzes, Catch it and more. These games provide the ultimate fun in practising the following skills:

Games for Practising Grammar: Present simple/present progressive games, past tense games, present perfect games, comparative/Superlatives and more...

Games for practising English vocabulary: Lots of games by topics and game types

Games to practice English pronunciation, phonetics and phonics.

Games and exercises to practice reading, spelling and lexis

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ESL Fun Grammar Games,Past Simple Vs. Past Progressive Betting TV Game

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ESL Interactive Fun Games Here we have the games carefully laid out for you. Follow the links to browse the variety of games offered. This is only the directory for interactive games and exercises. Our ESL fun games here include : Snakes and Ladders, Hangman, Spelling games, Wheel of Fortune, TV Games(Betting Game), Mazes, Memory Games, Matching exercises, Sequencing exercises, Picture Quizzes, Catch it and more.

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Regular verb or irregular verbs?

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Here’s an interactive exercise about irregular verbs - this one is to practise the past simple.