Past Tenses

Quiz
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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
+5
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Nahyan had a sore throat. It was Thursday and he __________ songs for his teachers.
had sang
had been singing
was been singing
were singing
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Eissa was drifting in the desert when the accident __________.
happened
had been happening
was happening
were happening
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
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
Ahmed ____________ in class so he failed the exam.
had not been listening
had listened
was listening
had not listening
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When Khaled arrived, the party __________. He was very sad.
was finished
were already finished
had already finished
had been already finished
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which tense is this?
"Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music"
Past Simple
Past Continouos
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
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
What tense do we use to mention a sequence of actions?
Present Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Simple
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Past Perfect is used for ...
saying the facts and situations in the past
mentioning the events having happened first actions in the past
talking how long the action was in progress in the past
for results in the past
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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