Understanding Past Simple and Past Continuous

What tense is used for actions completed in the past?

• Future perfect

• Past simple

• Past continuous

• Present perfect

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence is in the past simple tense?

• They have eaten dinner.

• She is reading a book.

• They were playing tennis.

• He played football.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which tense describes an ongoing action in the past?

• Past simple

• Present continuous

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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

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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 correct form to use with 'he/she/it' in past continuous tense?

• Are

• Is

• Were

• Was

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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

What tense do we use for actions that interrupt ongoing actions in the past?

• Past continuous

• Present perfect

• Past perfect

• Past simple

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the correct past continuous form for 'I'?

• I was

• I be

• I were

• I am

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Why do we use 'wanted' instead of 'was wanting'?

• Continuous form is incorrect

• Past simple is used for ongoing actions

• Past simple is used for single actions in the past

• Preference for 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

Which verbs are typically not used in the continuous form?

• Sing and dance

• Run and play

• Want and know

• Eat and drink

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B