Practice · A2 Elementary

5 ways into
Past Simple and Past Continuous.

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5 exercises

  1. Fill in the blankUp next

    Exercise 1 of 5 · 19 blanks

    Past Simple and Past Continuous - Family Memories

    Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the Past Simple or Past Continuous. Click on each blank and choose the correct option from the dropdown menu. Some sentences may have more than one blank, so complete all of them.

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    Exercise 2 · 13 blanks

    Past Simple and Past Continuous - Travel Experiences

    Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the Past Simple or Past Continuous. Click on each blank and choose the correct option from the dropdown menu. Some sentences may have more than one blank, so complete all of them.

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  3. Build the sentence

    Exercise 3 · 10 sentences

    Finished and In-Progress Actions - Build Sentences

    Tap the words in the correct order to build each past sentence. One word does not belong.

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  4. Build the sentence

    Exercise 4 · 10 sentences

    Interruptions, Simultaneous Actions, and States - Build Sentences

    Tap the words in the correct order to build each past sentence. One word does not belong.

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  5. Find the mistake

    Exercise 5 · 12 corrections

    Past Simple and Continuous - Find and Fix

    One word in each sentence is wrong. Tap it, then choose the correction.

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About this practice

Put Past Simple and Past Continuous into practice with 5 interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, and error-correction exercises at A2 (Elementary) level. Submit each exercise to get detailed feedback, see the correct answer in context, and build confidence in real sentences. Retry any exercise as many times as you like. Want the rules first? Back to the lesson.

  • Fill-in-the-blank questions with multiple-choice answers
  • Sentence-building questions: tap the words into the correct order
  • Error-correction questions: spot the wrong word, then choose the fix
  • Feedback after submission