Grade 8 Unit 1 Phase 3 Grammar & Vocabulary Review

Imagine it's a winter morning and Aria is getting ready to go outside. As she steps out, she sees something magical in the sky. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: Past Simple or Past Continuous. 1. It ______________ (snow) when Aria __________ (leave) home this morning.

• was snowing, left

• snowed, was leaving

• was snowing, was leaving

• snowed, left

On a sunny afternoon, Jackson and Ava found a spot in the park where people were __________ (sitting) on the grass. Suddenly, it started to rain!

• were sitting, started

• sat, was starting

• were sitting, was starting

• sat, started

While Grace talks to Scarlett, William wonders, __________ (she/listen)?

• Was she listening?

• Did she listen?

• Is she listened?

• Was she listened?

My brother Liam was on the phone when I got home. Just as he (saw) me, he quickly (finished) the call. Maybe he thought I was secretly (listening) to his gossip! Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets, using either Past Simple or Past Continuous.

• was talking, saw, finished, was listening

• talked, was seeing, finished, listened

• was talking, was seeing, finished, listened

• talked, saw, was finishing, was listening

A car __________ (come) towards you, but you quickly moved out of the way, and luckily, nothing __________ (happen). Fill in the blanks with the correct tense, Past Simple or Past Continuous.

• was coming, happened

• came, was happening

• was coming, was happening

• came, happened

Which hotel __________ (you/stay) in when you lost your passport? I can’t remember very well. I __________ (visit) many places during my trip in Europe, and I __________ (stay) in different hotels.

• were you staying, visited, stayed

• did you stay, have visited, have stayed

• are you staying, visit, stay

• were you stayed, was visiting, was stayed

Join Charlotte on her adventure! Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets using Past Simple or Past Continuous.
7. Charlotte __________ (move) to Hastings in 1999. She __________ (live) there when she met Aiden and Luna.

• moved, was living

• was moving, lived

• moved, lived

• was moving, was living

Hey there, language detectives! 🕵️‍♀️✨ Complete the sentence with the correct tense: Past Simple or Past Continuous. 8. __________ (many people / wait) for the 9:15 bus last night?

• Were many people waiting

• Did many people waiting

• Was many people waited

• Were many people waited

Complete the sentence with the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: Past Simple or Past Continuous. 9. I __________ (dance) with my girlfriend when the disc jockey played our favourite song.

• was dancing

• danced

• am dancing

• have danced

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: Past Simple or Past Continuous. 10. I __________ (study) grammar when I __________ (fall) asleep.

• was studying, fell

• studied, was falling

• was studied, fell

• studied, fell