Preterite vs Imperfect Interrupting Sentences

Preterite vs Imperfect Interrupting Sentences

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Preterite vs Imperfect Interrupting Sentences

Preterite vs Imperfect Interrupting Sentences

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.5.1.B-D, L.2.1E, L.5.1C

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Rosa Roncancio

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15 questions

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1.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Describes single actions that started and ended in the past: (a)   .

Preterite
Imperfect
Present 
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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Actions that happened more than once in the past. 
Preterite
Imperfect 
Present Perfect
Present Continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

action has no specific beginning or end

imperfect

preterite

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Suddenly

Ahora mismo

De repente

Hace un año

Primero

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When one action is interrupted by another action in the past, which tense(s) do you use? (Ex: I was doing my homework when the power went out.)
Both verbs = Imp
Both verbs = pret
1st = pret; 2nd = imp
1st = imp; 2nd = pret

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

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the preterite interrupting sentence in the following: Ellos ____________ (hablaban/hablaron) cuando el teléfono ____________ (sonó/sonaba).

sonaba

sonó

hablaban

hablaron

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the correct imperfect form of the verb in the interrupting sentence: Nosotros ____________ (mirábamos/miramos) la película cuando el perro ____________ (ladró/ladraba).

ladró

ladraba

miramos

mirábamos,

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