Narrative Tenses

Narrative Tenses

12th Grade

15 Qs

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Narrative Tenses

Narrative Tenses

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Hard

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

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which tense do we use to talk about an action that happened before another past time, action or event.

past simple

past continuous

past perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which tense do we use to narrate the main events in a story?

past simple

past continuous

past perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

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

Which tense do we use to talk about two actions happening at the same time in the past.

past simple

past continuous

past perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which tenses do we use to show an interupted action in the past?

past simple and past continuous

past continuous and past perfect

past perfect and past simple

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

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

This story is based on true events that ... many, many years ago in Scotland.

happened

were happening

had happened

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

One day, Mr. Clark ... home with a smile on his face.

walked

was walking

had walked.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

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

He ... something very valuable in his hand: tickets for a long, long journey.

carried

was carrying

had carried

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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