Past Simple VS. Past Continuous

Past Simple VS. Past Continuous

8th Grade

60 Qs

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Past Simple VS. Past Continuous

Past Simple VS. Past Continuous

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English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
L.4.1B, L.1.1G, L.5.1.B-D

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60 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The children ________ (play) in the park when it started to rain.

played
were playing
was playing
play

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I was watching a movie when I _______ (see) him standing outside.

was seeing
saw
see
were seeing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Charlie _______ (hide) in my wardrobe when Lola found him. She screamed!

hid
hidden
was hiding
were hiding

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I ________ (live) in Cape Town when Michelle Obama visited.

was living
living
lived
live

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I _______ (sit) in a cafe when you called.

sitting
was sitting
sit
were sitting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Susie was watching a film when she _______ (hear) the noise.

heard
was hearing
were hearing
hear

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He ________ (take) a shower when the telephone rang.

were taking
took
taking
was taking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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