Past Simple and Past Continuous

Quiz
•
English
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8th Grade
•
Hard
+7
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Someone _________(steal) her diamond ring yesterday.
was stealing
were stealing
stole
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
While mom _________(cook), I was doing homework.
was cooking
were cooking
cooked
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
Gina _________(fish) at this time yesterday.
was fishing
were fishing
fished
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
Choose the correct options:
My mom had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her cup of coffee on the keyboard.
had – spilled
was having – was spilling
had – was spilling
was having – spilled
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
Actions happening simultaniously in the past are expressed by:
Past continuous
Past Simple
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
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
7.
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.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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