When and while using past simple and past continuous
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentences:
While I ____________ (text), the school bus _________ (arrive).
was texting, arrived.
were texting, arrive.
am texting, arrived.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.3.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentences:
Cindy _________ (break) her leg while she __________ (snowboard).
break, is snowboarding.
broke, was snowboarding.
broke, were snowboarding.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.3.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentences:
My father ____________ (drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman ____________ (stop) him.
is driving, stopped.
were driving, stopped.
was driving, stopped.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentences:
My dad _________ (fall) off the ladder while he ___________ (paint) the carport.
fall, were painting.
fell, was painting.
falled, were painting.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.5.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentences:
Nick ___________ (become) sick while he __________ (travel) in Texas.
became, was travelling.
were became, were travelling.
became, were travelling.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentences:
Mr. Thompson ___________ (drive) very fast when he ________ (hit) a tree.
were driving, hit.
am driving, hit.
was driving, hit.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.3.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fill in the blanks with "when" or "while":
__________________ my father was reading a book, my mother cooked the dinner.
While
When
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
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