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past simple vs continuous

Authored by Anita Fatyga

English

10th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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past simple vs continuous
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Everyone ...................................carefully while the teacher ....................................... a new topic. 

were listening / was explaining
was listening / explained
was listening / was explaining

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

45 sec • 1 pt

The teacher ..........................her while she ......................................during the test. 

caught / was cheating
caught / cheated
was catching / was cheating 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

I ....................................... the food when the guests .................................. . 

was still preparing / were arriving
was still preparing / arrived
still prepared / were arriving

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

45 sec • 1 pt

They ...................................... their homework when we got home. They .......................................computer games!

didn't do / were playing
weren't doing / played
weren't doing / were playing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why .......................................................... when I came into the room?

she was crying
was she crying
were she crying

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

45 sec • 1 pt

She ................................nervously outside the examination room when they ........................her. 

was walking / called
were walking / called
walked / were calling

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

I ......................my finger while ..........................dinner. 

cutted / was cooking
cut / cooked
cut / was cooking 

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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