Present and Past Continuous

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English
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6th Grade
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Galina Yaskevich
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the present continuous tense in the following sentence: She is reading a book.
will be reading
am reading
was reading
is reading
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the past continuous tense in the following sentence: They were playing football when it started raining.
were playing
was playing
play
played
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
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
Form a present continuous sentence using the verb 'eat'.
They are eating.
She is eating.
I am eating.
He is eating.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Form a past continuous sentence using the verb 'sleep'.
He sleeps
He was sleeping
He is sleeping
He sleeped
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
30 sec • 1 pt
Is the following sentence in present continuous or past continuous tense: I am watching a movie.
Simple present tense
Present continuous tense
Future continuous tense
Past continuous tense
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
Is the following sentence in present continuous or past continuous tense: They were singing at the concert last night.
Past simple
Past continuous
Present continuous
Future continuous
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
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
Identify the present continuous tense in the following sentence: We are going to the beach tomorrow.
have gone
were going
is going
are going
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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