SIMPLE PAST vs PAST CONTINUOUS.
Authored by David Barrios
English
5th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
While they ……………………………… (travel) to China, Marco ……………………. (write) a diary.
traveled / wrote
were traveling / wrote
were traveling / was writing
traveled / was writing
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
45 sec • 1 pt
Mrs. White …………………………………. (drive) past a house in Main Street when she ……………………… (see) the ground floor on fire.
was driving / was seeing
drove / saw
drove / was seeing
was driving / saw
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
While he ………………………………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot …………….. (see) sharks approaching the swimmers.
was flying / saw
was flying / was seeing
flew / was seeing
flew / saw
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The fireman ……………………………… (fight) the fire on a balcony below when he ………………………… (hear) someone’s shouts.
fought / was hearing
was fighting / heard
was fighting / was hearing
fought / heard
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
She …………………… (die) while she ………………………….. (run) after a bus.
was dying / ran
died / ran
died / was running
was dying / was running
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
We ……………………………….. (have) dinner when the electricity …………………… (go) off.
had / went
had / was going
were having / was going
were having / went
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
She ………………………………… (think) of something else while you ……………….. (talk) to her.
thought / were talking
was thinking / were talking
thought / talked
was thinking / talked
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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