Simple past and Past continuous

Fill the blank using the correct option

The teacher Nini was teaching the lesson when it_________ (start) to rain

• Started

• star

• starting

• Starts

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.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)

• sleeped

• slept

• was sleeping

• were sleeping

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.

• called

• calt

• were calling

• was calling

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).

• was snowed

• was snowing

• were snowing

• snowed

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

The plane was landing when we________ (arrive) at the airport.

• were arrived

• arrived

• was arriving

• arrivent

She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.

• was waiting

• were waiting

• waited

• wanted

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

She missed the bus because she __________ (argue) with one of her friends.

• were arguing

• was arguing

• argued

• arguered

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

We use past continuos

• For an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past

• For an action that was happening during a time in the past

• For an action that will happen in the past

• non of the these ones.

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D