Past Tenses

Quiz
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English
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8th Grade - Professional Development
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Hard
+4
Standards-aligned
Margaret Anderson
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where _____ you _____ this car?
was ... buy
did ... bought
did ... buy
have ... buy
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Alexander Graham Bell ____________ the telephone.
did invented
invented
was invented
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
30 sec • 1 pt
I _______________English all afternoon yesterday.
learnt
was learning
were learning
had learnt
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I ______________ (still / have) breakfast when he rang me up.
still had
still had had
was still having
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It ____________ (still / rain) when the dam broke.
still rained
still had rained
was still raining
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I _________ up, _________ and _________ breakfast.
was getting ... was dressing... was having
got... dressed ... had
had got... dressed... had
had got... had dressed... had had
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
While I ___________TV, mother __________ and my sister __________ the table.
watched... cooked... laid
was watching... was cooking... was laying
had watched... had cooked... had laid
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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