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Past simple and past continuous tenses

Authored by Thuy Nguyen

English

9th - 12th Grade

Used 88+ times

Past simple and past continuous tenses
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Matt ______, while we________ lunch.

phoned, were having
was phoning, were having.
had phoned, had had
had been phoning, had been having

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Joe _____ downstairs and ______ his leg.

fell, broke
had fallen, broke
had fallen, had broken
was falling, had broken

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Jenny ________ for me when I _______.

was waiting, arrived

was waiting, was arriving

waited, arrived

waited, had arrived

4.

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mohammed ____________ (walk) to school when his mother called.

was walking

had walked

had been walking

were walking

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Steve _____ (jog) when the rain _____ (start).

jogged, started

was jogging, was starting

was jogging, started

had jogged, was starting

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Greg didn’t answer the phone because he ___________(take) a shower.

took

was taking

taked

had taken

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