Past Continuous and Simple Past practice

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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Mr. Thompson _______________ very fast when he hit a tree.
drived
was drive
was driving
drove
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
1 min • 1 pt
Jack _______________ the cows when a stranger drove onto his farm.
milked
were milking
was milking
milks
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1E
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Suzan _______________ a burglar while she was getting into her car.
was seeing
saw
seed
sees
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Mu uncle _______________ to Freddie Mercury when the earthquake happened.
was listening
listened
is listening
listens
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
1 min • 1 pt
The old blind woman _______________ to cross the road when a boy _______________ her help.
was trying / was offering
tryed / offered
tried / was offering
was trying / offered
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All of the children _______________ when Santa _______________ at the house.
slept / arrives
was sleeping / arrived
were sleeping / arrived
are sleeping / arrived
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
______________________________ on their iPads when their grandmother called them?
Was the children playing
Were the children playing
Did the children playing
Did the children play
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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