Past Continuous Tense & Simple Past Tense

The athletes (a)   (train) in the indoor stadium yesterday.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

The postman came while I (a)   (garden).

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

The dog (a)   (whine) the whole of last night.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

The receptionist ______ (attend) to a hotel guest when the manager ______ (walk) in.

• was attending, walked

• was attending, was walking

• were attending, walked

• were attending, were walking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

It ____ (rain) heavily when our plane ____ (touch) down at 9 pm.

• was raining, touched

• was raining, was touching

• were raining, touched

• were raining, were touching

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Charlie ______ (mow) the lawn when he ______ (stumble) upon a dead bird.

(separate your answers with a comma.)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The children _____ (be) not ____ (swim) in the pool when there was a thunder.

(separate your answers with a comma.)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

While the teacher (a)   (teach), I was listening to every word she said.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D