Matching -ed and -ing Sentences to Small Paragraphs 1 / 10 Read the paragraph and match the correct -ed or -ing sentence to it.Paragraph:They were hiking in the mountains when it started to rain. They took shelter under a large tree and waited for the rain to stop. After the rain stopped, they continued their hike. They are hiking in the mountains. They hiked in the mountains. They were hiking in the mountains. They hike in the mountains. The sentence "They were hiking in the mountains" matches the past continuous action described in the paragraph. 2 / 10 Read the paragraph and match the correct -ed or -ing sentence to it.Paragraph:They were watching a movie when the power went out. They decided to wait until the power was restored. After a while, they resumed watching. They are watching a movie. They watched a movie. They were watching a movie. They resume watching. The sentence "They were watching a movie" matches the past continuous action described in the paragraph. 3 / 10 Read the paragraph and match the correct -ed or -ing sentence to it.Paragraph:We were cleaning the house when our guests arrived. We welcomed them and offered them some refreshments. After a short break, we resumed cleaning. We are cleaning the house. We cleaned the house. We were cleaning the house. We clean the house. The sentence "We were cleaning the house" matches the past continuous action described in the paragraph. 4 / 10 Read the paragraph and match the correct -ed or -ing sentence to it.Paragraph:Emma was drawing a picture when her dog ran into the room. She played with her dog for a few minutes, then returned to her drawing. Emma is drawing a picture. Emma drew a picture. Emma was drawing a picture. Emma draws a picture. The sentence "Emma was drawing a picture" matches the past continuous action described in the paragraph. 5 / 10 Read the paragraph and match the correct -ed or -ing sentence to it.Paragraph:We visited the museum last weekend. While we were there, we saw many fascinating exhibits. Currently, we are planning another visit. We visit the museum. We visited the museum. We are planning another visit. We planned another visit. The sentence "We visited the museum" matches the past tense description of the event in the paragraph. 6 / 10 Read the paragraph and match the correct -ed or -ing sentence to it.Paragraph:The students were listening to the lecture. After the lecture, they asked questions. The professor is answering their questions patiently. The students listened to the lecture. The students are listening to the lecture. The professor answers their questions. The professor is answering their questions. The sentence "The professor is answering their questions" matches the present continuous action described in the paragraph. 7 / 10 Read the paragraph and match the correct -ed or -ing sentence to it.Paragraph:Mark was reading his favorite book when his phone rang. He answered the call and spoke with his friend for a while. After the call, he continued reading. Mark reads his favorite book. Mark read his favorite book. Mark was reading his favorite book. Mark is reading his favorite book. The sentence "Mark was reading his favorite book" matches the past continuous action described in the paragraph. 8 / 10 Read the paragraph and match the correct -ed or -ing sentence to it.Paragraph:John is running in the marathon. He has trained for months, and he finally reached the finish line. Many people are cheering for him. John ran in the marathon. John is running in the marathon. Many people cheer for him. Many people are cheering for him. The sentence "John is running in the marathon" matches the present continuous action described in the paragraph. 9 / 10 Read the paragraph and match the correct -ed or -ing sentence to it.Paragraph:Sara was baking cookies in the kitchen. She was mixing the ingredients when the doorbell rang. After that, she placed the cookies in the oven. Sara is baking cookies. Sara baked cookies. The doorbell rings. The doorbell rang. The sentence "the doorbell rang" matches the past tense event described in the paragraph. 10 / 10 Read the paragraph and match the correct -ed or -ing sentence to it.Paragraph:The children were at the park. They enjoyed the swings and played on the slides. While they were having fun, the ice cream truck arrived. The children are enjoying the swings. The children enjoyed the swings. The ice cream truck arrives. The ice cream truck arrived. The sentence "They enjoyed the swings" matches the past tense description of the children's actions. Your score is 0% Restart quiz
