Past tense (past simple and past continuous)

Past tense

A selection of worksheets to practice use of the past simple and past continuous tenses.

to be

Use of the verb ‘to be’ in the past simple tense (i.e. was and were). See product →

to be (questions and negatives)

Use of the verb ‘to be’ in the past simple tense (i.e. was and were). This worksheet concentrates on questions and negative statements. See product →

to be (wh- questions)

The past simple of ‘to be’ as it is used in wh- questions. See product →

to be (past and present)

Comparing the use of the past simple for states in the past, with the present simple for current states or situations. See product →

past simple (regular verbs)

Practice using the past simple with regular verbs, e.g. walk –> walked. See product →

past simple (irregular verbs)

Practice using the past simple with irregular verbs, e.g. eat –> ate. See product →

past simple (questions and negatives)

This worksheet practices the use of questions and negatives in the past simple tense. See product →

past simple (wh- questions)

This worksheet practices the use of wh- questions in the past simple tense. See product →

irregular verbs

The 50 most common irregular verbs. The task is to write the past simple form for each verb. See product →

past continuous

The past continuous is used to describe an ongoing event in the past, one which is often interrupted by another event. Practice its use here. See product →

past continuous (questions and negatives)

The past continuous tense as used in questions and negative statements. See product →