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Used to Past Simple Past Continuous

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Put the verb into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.


Jenny ......... (wait) for me when I ......... (arrive).

was waiting, arrived

waited, arrived

was waiting, was ariving

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

‘What ........... (you / do) at this time yesterday?’ ‘I was asleep.’

did you do

were you doing

Tags

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

‘ ............. (you / go) out last night?’ ‘No, I was too tired.’

Did you go

Were you going

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How fast ........ (you / drive) when the accident ........ (happen)?

did you drive, happened

were you driving, was happening

were you driving, happened

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sam ........ (take) a picture of me while I .......... (not / look).

took, didn't look

took, wasn't looking

was taking, didn't look

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We were in a very difficult position. We ......... (not / know) what to do, so we ......... (do) nothing.

didn't know, did

weren't knowing, were doing

weren't knowing, did

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last .......... (see) him, he .......... (try) to find a job.

saw, tried

saw, was trying

was seeing, tried

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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