Simple Past vs Past continuous

Which tense is used to describe an action that happened at a specific time in the past?

• Simple Past

• Past continuous

They ....................................very fast when the car hit the tree. 

• was driving

• were driving

• are driving

• drove

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He .......................................... the glass while he ............................................the washing up. 

• did dropping /was doing

• was dropping / did

• dropped / did

• dropped / was doing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Who ............................................to you when I .............................you in the park?

• were talking / saw

• was talking / saw

• talking / saw

• are talking / sawed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which tense is used to describe an ongoing action in the past?

• Simple Past

• Past Continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Yesterday, the concert ____ at 7:30 and ____ at 12 o’clock

• Begining, finishing

• Begun, finished

• Began, finished

• Begins, finishs

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

This time last year she ____ novel

• read

• readed

• was reading

• is reading

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What ____ you ____ at 8 o’clock yesterday?

• were, doing

• are, doing

• do, do

• are, done

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which tense is used to describe a habitual action in the past?

• Simple Past

• 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

What is the simple past form of the verb 'play'?

• playd

• playen

• played

• play

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D