English Grammar past tenses

I .................... a shower when you called.

• take

• was taken

• took

• was taking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When I first saw her, she ............. on the balcony.

• stands

• was standing

• stood

• had been standing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What .................. at nine o'clock yesterday?

• were you doing

• have you done

• had you done

• have you been doing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When you called, I ................... English.

• studied

• was studying

• have been studying

• would be studying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The students ................. their homework two hours ago.

• finished

• were finishing

• had finished

• had been finishing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When I .................. television, the door bell rang.

• watched

• am watching

• was watching

• had watched

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I burned my finger while I ................ breakfast.

• cooked

• was cooking

• had cooked

• had been cooking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I ................ you yesterday because my telephone was out of order.

• didn't call

• hadn't called

• wasn't calling

• hadn't been calling

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He was waiting for his bus when the robbers .............. him.

• attacked

• were attacking

• had attacked

• had been attacking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I saw that my son ..............., so I decided not to wake him up.

• slept

• was sleeping

• had slept

• had been sleeping

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D