Simple Past and Past Continuous

The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.

• hid/came

• hided/ come

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When I entered / was entering the cafeteria Mary had / was having lunch with Peter.

• entered/had

• entered/was having

• was entering/had

• was entering/was having

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The sun shone / was shining brightly when I got up / was getting up this morning.

• shone/got up

• shone/was getting

• was shining/was getting up

• was shining/got up

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Anthony called/was calling while I parked/was parking the car.

• called/parked

• called/was parking

• was calling/parked

• was calling/was parking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D