Simple and Past

1.  As I ____________  school, I _____________  on a banana peel. 

• left / slipped
• was leaving / slipped
• was leaving / was slipping
• were leaving / slipped

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

1.  The pupils ______________  when the bell ____________

• wrote / rang
• wrote / was ringing
• were writing / was ringing
• were writing / rang

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

1.  The rain ______________  when my father _____________ the car.

• started / was washing
• started / washed
• was starting / washed
• started / were washing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

After I came back from my football practice, I _______ a shower and ________ to sleep.

• was taking / went
• took / went
• take / go
• was taking / was going

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

1.  One of the men ____________ the store while his friend _____________ outside.

• robbed / watched
• robbed / was watching
• was robbing / watched
• was robbing / was watching

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

1.  Ben _____________  us while we ______________ football in the yard.

• seed / were playing
• saw / was playing
• was seeing / were playing
• saw / were playing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

1.  Suzy _____________  her homework while her friend ___________  dinner.

• was doing / was making
• did / made
• was doing / made
• did / was making

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

1.  Somebody _____________ to shoot the president while he ____________  near his car.

• was trying / stood
• tried / stood
• tried / was standing
• was trying / was standing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

"What ____________ last night at 8 p.m. ?"
"I ___________ the dog.

• did you do / walked
• were you doing / was walking
• were you doing / walked
• were you do / walking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

1.  My sister _____________  me something on the phone, when I suddenly ______________ that I needed to go to work.

• was telling / remembered
• told / remembered
• was telling / was remembering
• were telling / remembered

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D