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The past continuous and simple past tense (Level: A2)

Authored by Richard Cruz

English

6th - 12th Grade

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The past continuous and  simple past tense (Level: A2)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is simple past tense?

An action is happening right now, or when it happens regularly

Actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred

Things that happened or completed action in the past

Unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a given point in the future

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is past continuous tense

Unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a given point in the future

Action that is happening right now, or when it happens regularly

Action or things that happened or completed in the past

Actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What tense is used in the following sentence?:
 She came home, switched on the computer and checked her e-mails.

Simple past
Past continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What tense is used in the following sentence?:
Dad was cooking dinner while mom was cleaning the house. 

Simple past
Past continuous

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

My friend .............me while I .....................the homework

was phoning / was doing
phoned / was doing
phoned / did
were phoning / were doing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Adela ..........  while the other girls .............  .

is dancing  /  are dancing
was dancing / was singing
was dancing / were singing
were dancing / were singing

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

30 sec • 1 pt

Sam _______ a picture of me, while I _______ .

took, wasn't looking
had taken, had looked
took, looked
had taken, looked

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

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