Auxiliary Verbs
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English
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8th Grade - Professional Development
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
They ____________ won the race before they were given their medals.
was
had
have
don't
didn't
Answer explanation
We use the past perfect simple when we want to emphasize that something happened and finished before something else in the past.
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
30 sec • 1 pt
Tom ___________ washing the dishes while his wife was drying them.
does
do
has
is
was
Answer explanation
We can use the continuous aspect to describe actions happening at the same time as each other.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
3.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
We ___________ working in the office when the power cut occurred.
Answer explanation
We use the past continuous to describe an action that was interrupted in the past.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Frasier ____________ left the building.
Answer explanation
Present perfect actions describe past actions, but they emphasize their impact on the present.
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
30 sec • 1 pt
Bill __________ teaching the class this week while Mrs Tomkins is away on vacation.
have
are
was
is
has
Answer explanation
Present continuous actions don't have to be in the moment of speaking. They can also describe actions that are intermittent, as in the question.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Don't interrupt your father. He _____________ taking a very important call right now.
Answer explanation
Present Continuous actions refer to something that has not yet been completed.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Thomas ___________ always interrupting me. I'm getting seriously annoyed with him.
are
don't
does
has
is
Answer explanation
While we generally use simple present to describe habitual actions, we can use present continuous to refer to them as well. We do need to use a time expression like 'always', however.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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