Past Continuous Past Simple

Past Continuous Past Simple

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

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

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)

read - heard

was reading - was hearing

was reading - heard

read - 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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We ___________________ (BE) worried about John because we ___________________ (CALL) several times but he never answered

were - called

had been - called

had been - had called

were - had called

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When I ___________________ (WALK) through Bologna I ___________________ (THINK) about the wonderful times I ___________________ (SPEND) there as a student.

was walking - was thinking - had spent

walked - thought - spent

was walking - thought - was spending

walked - was thinking - was spending

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

She ________________ a bright yellow dress when I ________________ her last (wear, see)

wore - saw

was wearing - was seeing

weared - was seeing

was wearing - saw

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

He ________________ guitar when someone ________________ the window and ________________ out a bucket of water. (play, open, throw)

played - opened - threw

was playing - was opening - was throwing

was playing - opened - threw

was playing - opened - throwed

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

While the waiter ________________ up the pieces of glass he ________________ his finger (pick, cut)

picked - cut

was picking - was cutting

was picking - cut

was picking - cutted

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

When I ..... the essay, I gave it to the teacher.

had been finishing

had finished

was finishing

have finished

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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