Simple Past vs Past Continuous Tense

When I --------- up this morning, it was snowing.

• wake

• wakes

• woke

• woken

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We -------- television when the power went off.

• were watching

• watching

• was watching

• watched

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When you called yesterday at 8:00, I ---------- the floor.

• mopped

• mop

• was mopping

• were mopping

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I was listening to the radio when Adam ---------.

• phoned

• phone

• phones

• was phoning

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I ----------- downstairs when I heard the doorbell."

• was going

• were going

• went

• go

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

--------- I was doing the gardening, the telephone rang.

• While

• When

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

He was driving very fast ----- the police stopped him.

• while

• when

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

--------- I saw her, she was wearing a really nice purple dress.

• While

• When

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

A loud noise woke me up --------- I was sleeping happily.

• while

• when

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

When the letter ________, I__________ dinner for my children.

• arrive, cook

• arriving, cooked

• arrived, cook

• arrived, was cooking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D