Verb tenses review
Authored by Harold Fairclough
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Peter was Sally's best friend. She ___________ (know) him all her life.
Peter was Sally's best friend. She had been knowing him all her life.
Peter was Sally's best friend. She had known him all her life.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The children were wet because they _________ (play) football in the rain.
The children were wet because they had played football in the rain.
The children were wet because they had been playing football in the rain.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
We were very hungry because we _____________ (not/eat)
We were very hungry because we had not eaten.
We were very hungry because we had not been eating.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
I was delighted when I found my keys. I ___________ (look) for them for hours.
I was delighted when I found my keys. I had been looking for them for hours.
I was delighted when I found my keys. I had looked for them for hours.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
She was exhausted because she ____________ (work) since eight o'clock that morning.
She was exhausted because she had worked since eight o'clock that morning.
She was exhausted because she had been working since eight o'clock that morning.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Everything was white because it ________ (snow).
Everything was white because it had been snowing..
Everything was white because it had snowed.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The passengers were cross because the airline ___________ (lose) everyone's bags.
The passengers were cross because the airline had been losing everyone's bags.
The passengers were cross because the airline had lost everyone's bags.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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