Grammar: Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
We __________ Maths lesson when the fire alarm rang.
had had
were having
had
had been
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
She __________ when the phone rang.
was sleeping
had slept
slept
had been sleeping
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The boy __________ when he fell down and hurt his knee.
was crying
had cried
cried
cryed
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Lim family __________ to Japan last year.
went
had went
was going
had gone
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.4.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
By the time we came to help, the boy __________.
had fallen
was falling
fell
fallen
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Alex ____________ television when there was a blackout.
was watched
watched
was watching
had watched
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The vase ____________ to the floor and ____________
fell, broken
had fallen, broke
was falling, broke
fell, had broken
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.4.1B
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