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Preterite

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

1st Grade

CCSS covered

Preterite
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the preterite tense used for in English?

To describe actions that will happen in the future

To describe actions that are currently happening

To describe actions that happened in the past

To describe habitual actions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is in the preterite tense?

I am going to the store.

I went to the store.

I will go to the store.

I go to the store every day.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the correct preterite form of the verb 'to eat' for the sentence: 'Yesterday, I ___ an apple.'

eat

eats

ate

eating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the preterite verb in the sentence: 'She danced beautifully at the party.'

danced

beautifully

party

at

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following verbs is in the preterite form?

running

ran

runs

run

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the preterite form of the verb 'to be' for the pronoun 'he'?

is

was

were

be

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In which sentence is the preterite tense used incorrectly?

He walked to the park yesterday.

They were happy last night.

She sings beautifully last week.

I cooked dinner on Monday.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

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