ESL Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
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Margaret Anderson
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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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