Past Tenses Quiz
Authored by Carmen Sanz
English
7th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Listen to this sentence: "While I ______ (walk) to school, I ______ (see) a dog." What verb forms correctly complete the sentence?
was walking / saw
walked / was seeing
walked / saw
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
2.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Explain briefly how you can identify when to use the Past Continuous in a sentence:
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OFF
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CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What action is usually in Past Continuous in sentences like this? "She was cooking when the phone rang."
The longer or ongoing action
The shorter or sudden action
None of the two
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
4.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Read this short text: "It was raining when we arrived at the park. We waited until the rain stopped, then we played football." How many verbs in Past Simple do you find? Write the verbs.
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OFF
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CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
5.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Write a sentence using Past Continuous and Past Simple to describe an accident or unexpected event:
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CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the most appropriate sentence to describe a past event:
I was studying when my friend called me.
I study when my friend was calling me.
I studied when my friend calls me.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Complete the sentence: "While we ______ (have) dinner, the lights ______ (go) out."
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
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