
Past Tenses Review
Authored by Indiana Ricci
English
2nd Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the use of the simple past tense?
To describe completed actions.
To describe actions in progress.
To describe actions that happened before another action.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.2.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the past continuous formed?
Subject + was/were + verb-ing
Subject + had + past participle
Subject + verb in past
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.2.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the key difference between the past perfect and the simple past?
The past perfect is used for actions completed before another action.
The simple past is used for actions in progress.
The past perfect is used to describe actions that happened in the past.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.2.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Complete the sentence: 'I (a) (eat) before you called.'
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.2.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When is the past perfect tense typically used?
To describe actions that were completed before a specific time in the past.
To describe ongoing actions in the past.
To describe future actions.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.2.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences uses the past continuous tense correctly?
I was reading a book when she called.
I read a book yesterday.
I have read a book last week.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.2.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the structure of a negative sentence in the simple past tense?
Subject + did not + base form of the verb
Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing
Subject + had + not + past participle
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.2.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
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