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Past continuous tense

Authored by Nguyen Thuy Dung

English

8th - 9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 41+ times

Past continuous tense
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

______ they swimming when the phone rang?

Were
Are
Do
Did

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Mr. Adam was ___________ dinner at 6 o'clock yesterday evening.

had

have

having

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

At 6.20 am today, my father _____ driving to send me to school.

was

am

were

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Yesterday, at six my mother (make)___________ dinner.

was making

is making

are making

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

She __________ while he was sitting. (Past Continuous form of "stand")

were standing

was standing

standing

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

At 8.30am today I _____ driving to work.

was
am
were

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We _____ sleeping when the police came.

was
weren't
wasn't

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

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