Past continuous tense

Past continuous tense

Assessment

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English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is another name for the Past Continuous Tense?

Past Simple

Past Perfect

Past Progressive

Present Continuous

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following situations are the common use for the Past Continuous Tense?

Describing a longer action in the past that was interrupted

Setting the background for a story

Describing an action that started and finished at a later time in the past

Describing a habitual action in the present

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these words is NOT mentioned as a keyword often used with the Past Continuous Tense?

when

while

always

never

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I _________ (have) dinner when my friend called.

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

While Janice ________ (read), her dog barked suddenly.

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Write a sentence using past continuous tense.

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