Past Simple vs Past Progressive
Authored by Consuelo Arias
English
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?
do you do
did you do
didn't do
were you doing
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)
sleeped
slept
was sleeping
were sleeping
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.
called
calt
were calling
was calling
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).
was snowed
was snowing
were snowing
snowed
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.
was waiting
were waiting
waited
wanted
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
We use the past simple for....
For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past
For all the action in the past
none of these options
For an action that happened during a long time in the past
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1E
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
I couldn’t answer your call because I __________(drive)
were driving
drived
drove
was driving
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
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