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Simple past vs Past continuous

Authored by Carolina Aguirre

English

7th Grade

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Simple past vs Past continuous
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

1. After the conference, I _______that a man_____ the walls of the building.

a. was seeing/ was painting

b. saw/ was painting

c. was seeing/ painted

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

2. He was so angry that he____and____.

a. was getting up/ left

b. got up/ was leaving

c. got up/ left

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

3. I ___the vase while I ____ the bookshelf.

a. broke/ was cleaning

b. broke/ cleaned

was breaking/ was cleaning

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

4. As soon as we walked into the room, we____ a noise. Someone______ my computer.

a. heard/ used

b. were hearing/ used

c. heard/ was using

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

5. The bus in which the football team_____ had an accident, but nobody______

a. were travelling/ died

b. travelled/ died

c. were travelling/ were dying

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

6. I ___ the party, but Sophie ____ to leave.

a. was enjoying/ was wanting

b. enjoyed/ was wanting

c. was enjoying/ wanted

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

7. The police ___ him while he ___ to escape.

a. caught/ tried

b. caught/ was trying

c. were catching/ was trying

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