Simple past vs past continuous

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Katya Jimenez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correcet verbs: She ___ (surf) when the shark ___ (attack) her.
were surfing/attacked
was sufing/attacked
surfed/was attacking
was surfing/was attacking
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct verbs: when I ___ (get back) my mum ___ (cook) dinner.
was getting back/was cooking
were getting/cooked
got back/was cooking
got back/cooked
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
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose past simple or past continuous?: Yesterday, I___ (wait) for the cake to be ready while watching a movie.
waited (simple past)
was waiting (past continuous)
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
DRAW QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Draw: we had a party yesterday.

Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
5.
DRAW QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Draw: I am eating an ice-cream

Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct verbs: When I ___ (see) the shark, I___ (row) back as fast as possible.
saw/rowed
was seeing/was rowing
saw/was rowing
was seeing/rowed
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct verb: Eli ___ (play) football, when he ___ (break) his leg.
played/broke
was playing/was broking
played/broke
was playing/broke
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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