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Past simple and continuous

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English

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8th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

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

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Luciana Liberato

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.

was reading / was watching

read / watched

was reading / were watching

read / was watching

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

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

He (wake) up and (look) at his watch.

waked / looked

was waking / looked

woke/ looked

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

While I (drive), I (have) an accident.

drived/had

was driving/ had

drove / was having

drove/ had

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

Alan (look) out of the window when he (see) a UFO.

was looking/saw

looked/ saw

was looking / seen

looked/ was seeing

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

The thieves (hide) in the kitchen when the police (come) in.

hid/came

hided/ come

was hiding / came

were hiding / came

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

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

While we (clean) the house, we (break) some glasses.

were cleaning/ breaked

cleaned/ broken

were cleaning/ broke

was cleaning/ was breaking

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

While he ........... a shower, his dogs ...... ate was eating his steaks.

took / ate

were taking/was eating

was taking /were eating

took/ eat

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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