PAST TENSES

When I ............... I realised that I had forgotten my wallet. 

• arrived at the concert
• had arrived at the concert
• was arriving at the concert
• va been arriving at the concert

He got into the kitchen when I ........

• cooked
• had cooked
• was cooking
• have been cooking

When I...... all the children...... to bed

• was arriving/went
• arrived/had gone
• had arrived/were going
• had been arriving/had been going

I...... a shower when the phone......

• had/was ringing
• was having/rang
• had had/had been ringing
• had been having/had rang

The dinosaurs...... 5 million years ago

• extingued
• was extinguing
• had extingued
• had been extinguing

What _____ he _____ (watch) on television when you arrived?

• was / watching

• were / watching

• was/ watch

• were / watch

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

My parents were working when I _______ (come) home.

• was coming

• were coming

• came

• had come

She ____ (listen) to music when I called.

• was listening

• were listening

• are listening

• is listening

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1E

We use Simple Past vs. Past progressive for

• an action in progress in the past that was interrupted by another action.

• an action that started and ended in the past.

• an action that is followed by another action.

• an action that started in the past and continues to a certain time.

The students ___________________ (wait) for the teacher for 15 minutes when she ___________ (arrive) to class.

• were waiting / arrived

• had been waiting / arrived

• have been waiting / was arriving

• waited / hadbeen arriving

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D