Simple Past and Past Continuous

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•
English
•
8th Grade
•
Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.
hid/came
was hiding / came
were hiding / came
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
1 min • 1 pt
The students ...... cards when the teacher ...... in.
were playing / came
was playing/was coming
played / were coming
played/ came
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
1 min • 1 pt
Who ............................................to you when I .............................you in the park?
were talking / saw
was talking / saw
talking / saw
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
1 min • 1 pt
Last night I (read) in the bed when I suddenly (hear) a scream.
read, heard
was reading, heard
read, was hearing
was reading, was hearing
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
1 min • 1 pt
I ...........................down the street, when suddenly I ............... into an old friend of mine.
was running / bumped
was running / was bumping
were running / were bumping
ran / was bumping
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.
was preparing/came
prepared/came
prepared/was coming
was preparing/was coming
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Last weekend Susan fell / was falling and broke/ was breaking her leg.
fell/broke
fell/was breaking
was falling/broke
was falling/was breaking
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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