Grammar - Past Tense

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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: "She ___ to the store yesterday."
goed
had gone
went
goes
Answer explanation
"She ___ to the store yesterday."
Ans: went
"yesterday" is in the past.
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
Fill in the blank: "He ___ the dog to the vet last week."
took
takes
taken
take
Answer explanation
"He ___ the dog to the vet last week."
Ans: took
"last week" implies that it happened in the past, so we have to use the past tense here.
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
1 min • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: "I just ___ the bus when you called me."
miss
missing
missed
had missed
Answer explanation
"I just ___ the bus when you called me."
Ans: missed
"called" is in the past tense.
The event, "I missed the bus", happened around the same time as the other event, "you called me", so we can follow the same tense as "called", which is the past tense.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Fill in the blank: "Dan ___ chicken rice when the phone rang."
eat
ate
eats
was eating
Answer explanation
"Dan ___ chicken rice when the phone rang."
Ans: was eating
"ate" would imply that Dan finished eating chicken rice when the phone rang. However, since the action is ongoing at the time the phone rang, "was eating" is more appropriate.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Tim ___ to read in the library when he was younger. (like)
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: "The cat ___ on the sofa."
sleep
sleeps
sleeping
Answer explanation
"The cat ___ on the sofa."
Ans: sleeps
Present tense. "The cat" is singular.
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
1 min • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: "The students ___ the exam last month."
will take
taking
taken
took
Answer explanation
"The students ___ the exam last month."
Ans: took
"last month" is in the past, so we have to use the past tense.
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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