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Review - Past Tenses

Authored by Gonzalo Flores

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Review - Past Tenses
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

We use the past simple to...

talk about an action that is now finished.

describe longer actions in the past.

talk about something that happened before another action in the past. (before = antes)

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

We use the past continuous to...

talk about an action that is now finished.

describe longer actions in the past.

talk about something that happened before another action in the past. (before = antes)

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

We use the past perfect to...

talk about an action that is now finished.

describe longer actions in the past.

talk about something that happened before another action in the past. (before = antes)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When I ..... a child, I ..... to be a firefighter.

When I was a child, I wanted to be a firefighter.

When I was being a child, I was wanting to be a firefighter.

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

45 sec • 1 pt

Gilberto ..... the news on the radio while he .... home from work.

Gilberto was hearing the news on the radio while he was driving home from work.

Gilberto heard the news on the radio while he was driving home from work.

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

The TV ..... on, but nobody ..... it.

The TV was being on, but nobody watched it.

The TV was on, but nobody was watching it.

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

45 sec • 1 pt

He ..... in the French Alps when he ..... an accident.

He was skiing in the French Alps when he had an accident.

He skied in the French Alps when he was having an accident.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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