Past Simple vs. Past Progressive

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English
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12th Grade - Professional Development
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Hard
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Ma. Pelcastre
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6 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Helen _________(do) her weekly shopping when she _________ (meet) her old friend, June.
was doing/was meeting
was doing/met
were doing/met
did/met
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The sun________ (shine) when I_______ (get) up this morning. I ________ (feel) so tired!
shone/got/felt
was shining/was getting/felt
was shining/got/felt
was shining/got/was feeling
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Jim ________(wait) at one airport while Max________ (wait) at the other. What a disaster!
was waiting/was waiting
was waiting/waited
waited/was waiting
waited/waited
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
It _________(rain) very hard, so the referee________ (decide) not to play the match.
was raining/was deciding
was raining/decided
rained/decided
rained/was deciding
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When the police________ (arrive) at the party, the music ________ (play) very loud and everybody _______ (shout).
arrived/was playing/was shouting
arrived/played/was shouting
was arriving/played/was shouting
arrived/was playing/shouted
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The mail _______(arrive) very late today. It_______ (come) after eleven o'clock.
arrived/was coming
was arriving/was coming
arrived/came
was arriving/came
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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