English Grammar: Present and Past Continuous Tense

English Grammar:

Present and Past Continuous Tense

Vinc Chin

Rewrite the sentences by changing the verbs to the past continuous tense form.

1. The butter is (melt) slowly in the hot pan.

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2. The policeman is (question) the suspect.

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3. We are (scrub) the dirty walls.

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4. My mother is (replace) the flowers in the vase.

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5. I am (watch) my favourite sitcom on the television.

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Rewrite the sentences by changing the verbs to the past continuous tense form.

1. The butteris (melt) slowly in the hot pan.

The butter is melting slowly in the hot pan.

2. The policeman is (question) the suspect.

The policeman is questioning the suspect.

3. We are (scrub) the dirty walls.

We are scrubbing the dirty walls.

4. My mother is (replace) the flowers in the vase.

My mother is replacing the flowers in the vase.

5. I am (watch) my favourite sitcom on the television.

I am watching my favourite sitcom on the television.