I ________(read)_________ the newspaper, when he ______(call)_______.

(1)was reading / (2)was calling

Fred _______(watch)________ TV, when he ______(hear)______ a noise.

(1)was watching / (2)was hearing

We _______(wait)________ in the station when the train _____(arrive)_____.

(1)were waiting / (2)was arriving

The man ______(repair)_______ on our street when I _______(leave)_______ home.

(1) was repairing / (2)was leaving

When I ____(come)______ to the party, my friends _____(dance)______.

(1) was coming / (2) didn't dance

(1) was coming / (2) weren't dancing

Choose the correct sentence that describes the situation

When they were talking they saw an accident.

When they were talking they were seeing an accident.

When they talked they were seeing an accident.

When they talked they saw an accident.

Choose the best sentence that describes the situation.

Christina was listening to music when her dad arrived home.

Christina was listening to music when her dad was arriving home.

Christina listened to music when her dad arrived home.

Christina listened to music when her dad was arriving home.

Choose the best sentence that describes the situation.

He was writing a report when the pencil broke.

He wrote a report when the pencil was breaking.

He was writing a report when the pencil was breaking.

He wrote a report when the pencil broke.

Choose the sentence that describes the picture

When he was going to school, it started to rain.

When he went to school, it started to rain.

When he went to school, it was starting to rain.

When he was going to school, it was starting to rain.

SIMPLE PAST vs. PAST PROGRESSIVE.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When I ________________ at the bus stop, I saw Ann.

was waiting

waited

waiting

was waited

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ahmed was driving to work when he ___________ his car.

was crashing

crashing

crashed

crash

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sam twisted his ankle when he ___________ off his bike.

fall

fill

felt

fell

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sara ___________ a tooth while she was eating candy.

breaks

break

breaking

broke

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mario ___________ her finger while he was chopping the onion.

cuts

was cutting

cut

cuted

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When I ____________ the cafeteria Mary was having lunch with Peter.

were entering

was entering

entered

enters

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

George ________________ lunch when they came.

prepared

was preparing

were preparing

prepares

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

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SIMPLE PAST vs. PAST PROGRESSIVE.

When I ________________ at the bus stop, I saw Ann.

Ahmed was driving to work when he ___________ his car.

Sam twisted his ankle when he ___________ off his bike.

Sara ___________ a tooth while she was eating candy.

Mario ___________ her finger while he was chopping the onion.

When I ____________ the cafeteria Mary was having lunch with Peter.

George ________________ lunch when they came.

I ____(read)_ the newspaper, when he (call)_____.

Fred _(watch) TV, when he (hear)__ a noise.

We _(wait) in the station when the train _(arrive)___.

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