Past Simple Vs Past Continuous

The teachers ______________ around the table when I ______________ the teacher’s room.

• were sitting / entered

• sat / was entering

• are sitting / entered

• were sat / was entering

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

They ______________ about the students who failed in exams.

• was talking

• were talking

• were talked

• talks

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

Some teachers ______________ to carefully while others ______________.

• were listening / spoke

• listened / was speaking

• were listening / were speaking

• were listened / spoke

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

I ______________ a chair and I ______________ to listen them carefully.

• was taking / was starting

• took / started

• was taking / started

• took / was starting

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

One of the teachers ______________ my opinion about extra courses on Saturdays.

• was asking

• were asking

• asked

• were asked

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

I ______________ to say anything because I ______________ new there.

• don’t want / was

• didn’t want / am

• didn’t want / was

• don’t want / was being

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

A young teacher ______________ next to me. He ______________ coffee.

• sits / drank

• was sitting / was drinking

• was sitting / drank

• sat / was drank

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

I ______________ to know him and I ______________ him his name.

• wanted / asked

• wanted / was asking

• wanted / ask

• was wanting / asked

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

He ______________ me because he ______________ to music with through the headphones.

• wasn’t hearing / listened

• didn’t hear / listened

• wasn’t hear / was listening

• didn’t hear / was listening

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

I ______________ up and ______________ the teacher’s room quietly while the teachers ______________ extra courses on Saturdays lively.

• was standing / was leaving / still discussed

• stood / left / still discussed

• stood / left / were still discussing

• was standing / left / were still discussing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D