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Past continuous tense

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English

1st - 5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Past continuous tense
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Emma ______ (wash) the dishes when the telephone _____ (ring).

was washed / rang

washed / was ringing

washed / rang

was washing / rang

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What (you / do)---------- yesterday?

you were doing

you was doing

you doing

was do

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Mina and Sana ___ visiting my house yesterday morning"

(was/were)

was

were

wear

wos

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Yesterday, at six I ___________ dinner.

was preparing
was prepare
did prepare

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

5.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

John and Joe (a)   (hide) in the bushes when we found them.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What do we add in the verb to make it a Past Continuous?

-ing

-ed

-d

none

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1E

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

George ________________ off the ladder while he ________________ the ceiling. (fall, paint)

fell - painted

fell - was painting

was falling - was painting

was falling - painted

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

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