Mastering Past Tenses Quiz

Which tense is used in the sentence: "She was singing while he played the guitar"?

• Simple past

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Past perfect continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

True or False: The sentence "They had been living in Paris for five years before they moved to London" is in the past perfect continuous tense.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the tense used in the sentence: "By the time we arrived, the movie had already started."

• Simple past

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Past perfect continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

What tense is used in the sentence: "He was watching TV when the lights went out"?

• Simple past

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Past perfect continuous

Choose the correct tense for the sentence: "After she had finished her homework, she went out to play."

• Simple past

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Past perfect continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

True or False: The sentence "I had been working on the project all night before the deadline" is in the past perfect continuous tense.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Which tense is used in the sentence: "They were discussing the plan when the manager entered the room"?

• Simple past

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Past perfect continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the tense used in the sentence: "She had never seen the ocean before her trip to Hawaii."

• Simple past

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Past perfect continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

What tense is used in the sentence: "He completed the assignment yesterday"?

• Simple past

• Past continuous

• Past perfect

• Past perfect continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

True or False: The sentence "We were having dinner when the phone rang" is in the past continuous tense.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1