Simple Past and Past Continuous

Simple Past and Past Continuous

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.4.1B, L.5.1.B-D, L.5.1C

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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After Ann _______________ (do) her homework, she _______________ (play) a game.

was doing / played

did / was playing

was doing / was playing

did / played

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

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He was working late at work last night when he _______ asleep at his desk.

falled

fell

was falling

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

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I _______________ (eat) lunch when I _____________ (hear) a strange noise.

ate / was hearing

was eating / was hearing

was eating / heard

ate / heard

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

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While she ________________(take) a shower, the phone ________________(ring).

took / rang

took / was ringing

was taking / was ringing

was taking / rang

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Complete the sentence with the past continuous form:


_____ (Joe and Sam - use) the wrong program in IT yesterday?

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

1 min • 1 pt

He _____ (work) in a bank when he _____ (meet) his wife.

was working...met

worked...met

was working...was meeting

worked...was meeting

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

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I _____ English for two years.

studying

study

studied

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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