Past Simple VS. Past Continuous

Past Simple VS. Past Continuous

8th Grade

60 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Vocabulary WL12, WL11

Vocabulary WL12, WL11

8th Grade

60 Qs

End of year revision - Pioneer

End of year revision - Pioneer

5th - 8th Grade

65 Qs

4th 50

4th 50

KG - Professional Development

64 Qs

Quiz 2.4 (3rd Grade)

Quiz 2.4 (3rd Grade)

8th - 9th Grade

60 Qs

HSG9 Inversions

HSG9 Inversions

8th - 12th Grade

55 Qs

American Headway 4A - Final Exam

American Headway 4A - Final Exam

7th - 12th Grade

65 Qs

Irregular Verbs 1-60 Quiz

Irregular Verbs 1-60 Quiz

4th - 12th Grade

60 Qs

Weekend Homework 8

Weekend Homework 8

6th - 8th Grade

62 Qs

Past Simple VS. Past Continuous

Past Simple VS. Past Continuous

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

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

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Aya Mohamed

Used 122+ times

FREE Resource

AI

Enhance your content in a minute

Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...

60 questions

Show all answers

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.3.1D

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.3.1D

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.3.1E

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

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?