Past simple vs. past continuous
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7th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I ...........home when I ............. my old friend from primary school.
walked / was meeting
was walking / met
was coming / metted
was walking / was meeting
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
They ...........very fast when the car ........ the tree.
was driving / hit
were driving / hit
drove / hit
were driving / hitted
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
While I ...............the bathroom, he ...................TV !
was cleaning / watched
cleaned / was watching
was cleaning / was watching
cleaned / were watching
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
He ...........................at 7, then he ...................a shower and left the house.
got up / was having
got up / haved
was getting up / had
got up / had
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I ......................my finger while I ..........................dinner.
cutted / was cooking
cut / cooked
cut / was cooking
cutted / cooked
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The teacher ..........................her while she ......................................during the test.
caught / was cheating
caught / cheated
was catching / was cheating
caught / were cheating
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The children........ in the park when it ..... to rain.
played / started
were playing / started
was playing / was starting
played / was starting
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
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