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Past tenses

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English grammar PDF books

PDF book 1: English tenses exercises

PDF book 2: English grammar exercises

PDF book 3: English grammar rules

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Past tenses worksheets PDF

Printable worksheets with answers to download for free. For elementary - intermediate levels.

Past simple tense exercises PDF

Was, were:

  • Complete sentences (answer questions) + complete a dialogue.

Questions:

  • Make past tense questions + a multiple choice test.

Negative forms:

  • Correct information in a knowledge quiz + complete a story (Blue Monday).

Regular and irregular verbs:

  • Complete an email (Dear Jane).

Past continuous tense exercises PDF

Statements:

  • Look at Jane's diary. What was she doing? + What were the Thompsons doing at 7 o 'clock?

Questions:

  • Complete Sue's questions about Tim and Matt + complete questions about Simon and his girlfriend.

Negative forms:

  • Complete short dialogues + complete sentences with words in brackets.

Mixed past tenses exercises PDF

Past simple and continuous: exercises + PDF worksheets

Practise the difference:

  • Choose the correct tense in a multiple choice quiz test.
  • Find mistakes and correct them.
  • Make questions.
  • Make negative sentences.
  • Complete a crime story (mixed forms).

Past simple and past perfect tense exercises PDF

  • Five PDF exercises to learn the difference between the past tense and past perfect.

Past simple and present perfect tense exercises PDF

  • Practise the difference between the past tense and present perfect in five PDF exercises.

PDF grammar rules:

English tenses PDF Grammar rules with examples on all English tenses.

English grammar PDF All PDF grammar rules on this website.

All these exercises are written for elementary - intermediate students of English as a foreign language.

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