Unit 3 - Kids 5

Unit 3 - Kids 5

By Leythe Tenes

Multiple Choice

True or false? The past progressive tense is used to describe an ongoing activity in the past.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The past progressive tense is formed by:

• "was/were" + [verb] + ing

• "was/were been" + [past participle]

Multiple Choice

Select the example of the past progressive tense.

• John slept on the couch.

• John was sleeping on the couch.

• The couch was slept on by John.

Multiple Choice

rue or false? The sentence below contains an example of the past progressive tense.

I told my therapist I was having nightmares about nuclear explosions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Select the one with an example of the past progressive tense:

• Was I actually talking to you?

• I didn't speak to you.

Multiple Choice

True or false? The sentence below contains an example of the past progressive tense.

I have been seeing the same person for 26 years.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Select the one with an example of the past progressive tense.

• We ate pizza.

• We were eating pizza.

• We eat pizza.

Multiple Choice

Select the one with an example of the past progressive tense.

• My mom baked a cake.

• My mom bakes a cake.

• My mom was baking a cake.

Multiple Choice

Select the one with an example of the past progressive tense.

• My friends and I watched a movie.

• My friends and I were watching a movie.

• My friends and I watch

Multiple Choice

Select the example of the simple past and past progressive tense.

• We had prepared a picnic, and then it started to rain.

• We prepared a picnic, and then it started to rain.

• We were preparing a picnic, when started to rain.

Multiple Choice

Select the example of the simple past and past progressive tense.

• The dog was running home when I saw him.

• The dog ran home after he left me.

Multiple Choice

Select the example of the simple past and past progressive tense.

• The judge smiled and said: "I remember you."

• The judge wasn't smiling when he said he remembered you from school.

Multiple Choice

Select the example of the simple past and past progressive tense.

• I walked down the street in my glasses, and my prescription ran out.

• I was walking down the street wearing glasses when the prescription ran out.

Multiple Choice

Select the example of the simple past and past progressive tense.

• I was swimming in the pool when the phone rang.

• I swam in the pool every morning.

Multiple Choice

Select the example of the simple past and past progressive tense.

• They played in the garden yesterday.

• They were playing in the garden when started to rain.