When and While Using Past Simple and Past Continuous

When and While Using Past Simple and Past Continuous

9th Grade

15 Qs

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When and While Using Past Simple and Past Continuous

When and While Using Past Simple and Past Continuous

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Medium

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

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

Used 4+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When they ________ the shark, they ______ in the sea.

saw / swam

saw / was swimming

were seeing / swam

saw / were swimming

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

She ... the internet at three o'clock.

was use

were

was using

were using

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When the accident happened, she _____________ her mobile phone.

was talk with

talk with

was talking with

talk

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Julie ...................................her bedroom when she ...................a huge spider on the wall. 

was tidying / was finding

was tidying / found

tidied / found 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I was watching a movie when I _______ (see) him standing outside.

was seeing

saw

see

were seeing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

He was doing his homework when I called him.

Correct

Wrong

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

I _______________ (eat) lunch when I _____________ (hear) a strange noise.

ate / was hearing

was eating / was hearing

was eating / heard

ate / heard

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

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