Past simple and Past continuous

Past simple and Past continuous

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

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

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Rubén Pérez

Used 257+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I.........playing computer games when the phone.........

am/ring

was/rang

were/ringing

played/phoned

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

30 sec • 1 pt

I ............(sit) in a cafe when you.............. (call)

was sitting/called

sat/were calling

sitting/called

were sitting/were calling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Susie ............(watch) a film when she ....................(hear) the noise.

watching/was hearing

watched/heard

were watching/hear

was watching/heard

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

30 sec • 1 pt

Yesterday I .......(go) to the library, next I.......... (have) a swim, later I........... (meet) Julie for coffee.

went/was having/met

was going/ was having/ was meeting

went/had/met

were going/ had/met

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We ...........(play) tennis when John............ (hurt) his ankle.

were playing/hurt

played/hurted

was playing/was hurting

played/hurted

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What ..........(they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

did they do

were they doing

do they do

was they doing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Iker ..........(take) a shower when the telephone.......... (ring).

were taking/rung

took/rang

took/ringing

was taking/rang

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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