Past simple or Past continuous?

Quiz

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English

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2nd Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

L.1.1E, L.2.1D, L.3.1D

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Standards-aligned

Lucía Rosa

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.

was driving / started

drove / was starting

drove / started

was driving / was starting

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rellena el hueco que falta:
'He ........................ (buy) at the supermarket when I ........................ (see) him.

was buying / saw

were buying / sees

was buying / see

bought / was seeing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I ......................... (wash) my car while he ......................... (watch) TV on the sofa.

was washing / was watching

washed / was watching

washed / watched

was washing / watched

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I ......................... (do) my homework yesterday.

did

do

were doing

doing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

While she was talking to her boss, her mobile phone _________ (ring).

was ringing

were ringing

ringed

rang

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

7.

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 actions in the past

none of these options

For an action that happened in the past and is still continuing.

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