Mastering Past Tenses Quiz
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English
10th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which tense is used in the sentence: "She was singing while he played the guitar"?
Simple past
Past continuous
Past perfect
Past perfect continuous
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
True or False: The sentence "They had been living in Paris for five years before they moved to London" is in the past perfect continuous tense.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify the tense used in the sentence: "By the time we arrived, the movie had already started."
Simple past
Past continuous
Past perfect
Past perfect continuous
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What tense is used in the sentence: "He was watching TV when the lights went out"?
Simple past
Past continuous
Past perfect
Past perfect continuous
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correct tense for the sentence: "After she had finished her homework, she went out to play."
Simple past
Past continuous
Past perfect
Past perfect continuous
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
True or False: The sentence "I had been working on the project all night before the deadline" is in the past perfect continuous tense.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which tense is used in the sentence: "They were discussing the plan when the manager entered the room"?
Simple past
Past continuous
Past perfect
Past perfect continuous
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1B
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