Preterite vs Imperfect Key Words

Preterite vs Imperfect Key Words

7th Grade

25 Qs

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Preterite vs Imperfect Key Words

Preterite vs Imperfect Key Words

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Hard

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

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

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1.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Describes single actions that started and ended in the past: (a)   .

Preterite

Imperfect

Present 

Past Continuous

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

Actions that happened more than once in the past. 

Preterite

Imperfect 

Present Perfect

Present Continuous

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 one action is interrupted by another action in the past, which tense(s) do you use? (Ex: I was doing my homework when the power went out.)

Both verbs = Imp

Both verbs = pret

1st = pret; 2nd = imp

1st = imp; 2nd = pret

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

Which tense is used for actions that were ongoing in the past?

Preterite

Imperfect

Present

Future

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the tense used for actions that have a definite beginning and end in the past.

Preterite

Imperfect

Present Perfect

Past Continuous

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

Which tense would you use for habitual actions in the past?

Preterite

Imperfect

Present

Future

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the sentence 'I was reading when the phone rang,' which tense is 'was reading'?

Preterite

Imperfect

Present

Future

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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