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Understanding Past Simple and Past Continuous
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What tense is used for actions completed in the past?
Future perfect
Past simple
Past continuous
Present perfect
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
Which sentence is in the past simple tense?
They have eaten dinner.
She is reading a book.
They were playing tennis.
He played football.
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
Which tense describes an ongoing action in the past?
Past simple
Present continuous
Past continuous
Past perfect
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
Which action indicates the use of past continuous tense?
A future plan
A habitual action
An action happening at a specific time in the past
A completed action
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
What is the correct form to use with 'he/she/it' in past continuous tense?
Are
Is
Were
Was
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
How do we form the past continuous tense?
Was/Were + verb 'ing'
Verb + 'ed'
Base form of the verb
Have + past participle
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
What tense do we use for actions that interrupt ongoing actions in the past?
Past continuous
Present perfect
Past perfect
Past simple
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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