Past Tenses

Where ___ you yesterday?

• were

• was

• had

• would be

We ____________ a walk when it started to snow.

• were taking

• have taken

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When my mom returned home, I __________ the children to bed.

• have already put

• had already put

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

__________ teacher today?

• have you seen

• had you seen

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

__________ visited Australia?

• Have you ever

• Did you ever

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

She looked tired. She … flowers all morning.

• planted

• was planting

• had been planting

• had planted

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

First I … my coat, then I went to the bathroom.

• had taken off

• had been taking off

• was taking off

• took off

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

He … the grass for an hour when suddenly the lawn-mower broke down.

• was cutting

• had been cutting

• had cut

• cut

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

I was working in the garden when it started to rain.

• an action which happened at a stated time in the past

• an action that was in progress at a stated time in the past

• an action in progress in the past emphasising duration interrupted by another past action

• an action that happened before another action in the past

I was studying for my exams all last week.

• an action that was in progress at a stated time in the past

• an action which happened at a stated time in the past

• an action in progress in the past emphasising duration interrupted by another past action

• an action that happened before another action in the past