Narrative Tenses Past

What verb tense is used to talk about the main events in a story in chronological order?

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

• Past Perfect Simple

• Past Simple

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which verb tense is used to talk about earlier events or past actions completed before other actions in the past?

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect Simple

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which verb tense is used to describe past actions in progress interrupted by other short actions in the past?

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect Simple

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which verb tense is used to talk about longer continuous actions that started earlier than other actions in the past?

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect Simple

• Past Perfect Continuous

• Past Continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• We has been waiting for long.

• We have been waiting for long.

• We have been waited for long.

• We have being waiting for long.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Complete the phrase: "I ________ when someone knocked at the door."

• have been having a shower

• had a shower

• was having a shower

• had had a shower

Complete the phrase: "Last night I met my friends at home and we _________."

• had been having dinner together.

• were having dinner together.

• didn't had dinner together.

• had dinner together.

Past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous.

My parents ___ (not believe) me when I told them I ___ (pass) every one of my exams.

• didn't believe / had passed

• didn't believe / passed

• had believed / passed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous.

She ___ (put on) her raincoat, ___ (pick up) her umbrella and ___ (leave) the house.

• put on / picked up / left

• putted on / picked up / had left

• put on / pock up / had left

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous.

I ___ (only sit) down for a couple of minutes when my brother ___ (come) in and ___ (ask) me to help him fix his bike.

• had only been sitting / came / asked

• had been sitting / had come / asked

• had only sat / came / had asked

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D