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Simple past and past continuous

Authored by Elena Kong

English

7th - 9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Simple past and past continuous
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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I _______________ (eat) lunch when I _____________ (hear) a strange noise.

ate / was hearing

was eating / was hearing

was eating / heard

ate / heard

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

30 sec • 1 pt

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While she ________________(take) a shower, the phone ________________(ring).

took / rang

took / was ringing

was taking / was ringing

was taking / rang

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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I ______________ (clean), then I ______________ (cook) the dinner.

cleaned / cooked

cleaned / was cooking

was cleaning / cooked

was cleaning / was cooking

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

30 sec • 1 pt

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After Ann _______________ (do) her homework, she _______________ (play) a game.

was doing / played

did / was playing

was doing / was playing

did / played

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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While we _________________ (watch) the film, my brother _________________ (come).

watched / came

were watching / came

were watching / was coming

watch / was coming

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.

was reading / was watching
read / watched
was reading / were watching
read / was watching

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

30 sec • 1 pt

While I (drive), I (have) an accident.

drived/had
was driving/ had
drove / was having
drove/ had

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

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