Past Simple versus Past Continuous

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ANNE BUTTERFIELD
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
They ______ golf at 7am this morning. They started at 6am.
were playing
played
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I rang you last night, but you weren't home. What ____?
did you do
were you doing
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
_____________ to Adelaide last weekend?
Were you going
Did you go
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
John's students were running around when he _________ at the classroom.
arrived
was arriving
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I _______________ money while I was walking home.
found
was finding
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.2.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
We ___________ Kahoot yesterday and had a great time.
played
was playing
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When I saw her yesterday, she ________ a crazy hat.
weared
wore
was wearing
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
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