Grammar - Past Tense

Grammar - Past Tense

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Grammar - Past Tense

Grammar - Past Tense

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.4.1B, L.5.1.B-D, L.5.1C

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Alyssa Ong

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15 questions

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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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