
G9 L31 Language Focus: Past Simple vs Past Continuous – Meaning
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English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentences describe what was already happening?
I was sitting in the front row. Some people were chatting happily.
I will sit in the front row. Some people will chat happily.
I sit in the front row. Some people chat happily.
I have sat in the front row. Some people have chatted happily.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence describes what suddenly happened?
Then the lights dimmed.
The audience clapped loudly.
The curtains were already open.
The actors bowed to the crowd.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the correct structure for the past continuous tense?
was / were + verb-ing
past verb
will + verb
have + verb-ed
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The past simple tense uses the _______.
past verb
present verb
future verb
continuous verb
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
'I _______ in the front row.'
was sitting
sit
will sit
have sat
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
'Then the lights _______.'
dimmed
were dimming
dims
will dim
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Listen and Notice: -ed can sound in three ways. Which sound does the -ed ending make in the word 'looked'?
/t/
/d/
/Id/
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