Narrative tenses

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English
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12th Grade
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Pamela Femenia
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What verb tense is used to talk about the main events in a story in chronological order?
Past Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Simple
Past Simple
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which verb tense is used to talk about earlier events or past actions completed before other actions in the past?
Past Simple
Past Perfect Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.4.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which verb tense is used to describe past actions in progress interrupted by other short actions in the past?
Past Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Simple
Past Perfect Simple
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1E
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which verb tense is used to talk about longer continuous actions that started earlier than other actions in the past?
Past Simple
Past Perfect Simple
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Continuous
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.4.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences is correct?
We has been waiting for long.
We have been waiting for long.
We have been waited for long.
We have being waiting for long.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.4.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following past simple form of verbs is wrong?
thought
been
went
understood
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1E
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Complete the phrase: "I ________ when someone knocked at the door."
have been having a shower
had a shower
was having a shower
had had a shower
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Complete the phrase: "Last night I met my friends at home and we _________."
had been having dinner together.
were having dinner together.
didn't had dinner together.
had dinner together.
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