ESL Past Simple vs Past Continuous

ESL Past Simple vs Past Continuous

5th Grade

10 Qs

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ESL Past Simple vs Past Continuous

ESL Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.4.1B, L.3.2C, L.5.1.B-D

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

Used 2+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

My granny ...................... her leg last week.

broke

break

was breaking

were breaking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I ................... a noise, while I ........................ my homework.

was hearing, did

hear, do

heard, was doing

heard, did

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

He ................................. for half an hour before they .....................

waited, were arriving

was waiting, arrived

wait, arrive

was arriving, waited

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

He ......................... me to say they would be late.

were phoning

phone

was phoning

phoned

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where ......................... when you ........................ him?

was he going, saw

he goed, see

he went, were seeing

he go, seen

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We ................ down by the river, when it ................. to rain.

walked, was starting

walking, started

were walking, started

walked, started

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The postman ................... while I .............................. the house.

was arriving, left

arrived, was leaving

arrive, leave

arrived, leaved

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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