Past Simple - Past Continuous - Past Perfect

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English
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10th Grade
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Olga Aleksejeva
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall, paint)
fell - painted
fell - was painting
was falling - was painting
was falling - painted
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
.Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)
read - heard
was reading - was hearing
was reading - heard
read - was hearing
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
30 sec • 1 pt
The house ________________ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)
cost
costed
was costing
costs
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.3.1A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
________________ at school yesterday? (you / be)
Was you
Did you be
You were
Were you
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
While the waiter ________________ up the pieces of glass he ________________ his finger (pick, cut)
picked - cut
was picking - was cutting
was picking - cut
was picking - cutted
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
He ________________ guitar when someone ________________ the window and ________________ out a bucket of water. (play, open, throw)
played - opened - threw
was playing - was opening - was throwing
was playing - opened - threw
was playing - opened - throwed
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
She ________________ a bright yellow dress when I ________________ her last (wear, see)
wore - saw
was wearing - was seeing
weared - was seeing
was wearing - saw
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
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