The Past Simple and Past Continuous

She.......................at 5 p.m. yesterday.

• were working
• was working
• working
• was

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What (you, do)...........................when the accident occurred? 

• do
• was you doing
• were you doing
• you did

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

After I (find) ..................... the wallet full of money, I (go) ........................... immediately to the police. 

• was finding / went 
• founded / was going 
• found / went 
• was finding / was going 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I (watch) ...................... a mystery movie on TV when the electricity (go off)..............

• watched / went off 
• was watching / went off
• watched / went off
• was watching / was going off

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

 The Titanic (cross)................... the Atlantic when it (hit)...................... an iceberg. 

• was crossing / hit
• was crossing / was hitting
• crossed / hit
• was crossing / hitted

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When I .........................,my brother ..................TV.

• was getting home / was watching TV
• got home / was watching TV
• was getting home / watched TV
• got home / watched TV

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

My friend .............me while I .....................the homework

• was phoning / was doing
• phoned / was doing
• phoned / did
• were phoning / were doing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I ...........................down the street, when suddenly I ............... into an old friend of mine.

• was running / bumped
• was running / was bumping
• were running / were bumping
• ran / was bumping

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The dog .....................me and ...........me jump

• frightened / made
• was frightening / made
• frightened / was making
• was frightening / was making

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

The kids ................. (not sit) on the sofa.

• wasn't sitting
• was sit
• weren't sitting
• were sit

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D