English Grammar: Present and Past Continuous Tense

English Grammar:

Present and Past Continuous Tense

Vinc Chin

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

1. observe = _______

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

2. stop = _______

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

3. rain = _______

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

4. chase = _______

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

5. happen = _______

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

6. wrap = _______

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

7. collect = _______

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

8. laugh = _______

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

9. complete = _______

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

10. grab = _______

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

11. plan = _______

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

12. believe = _______

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Fill in the blanks with the present continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. I ______ my grandparents tomorrow. (visit)

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2. He _____ the ingredients. (measure)

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3. The boy _____ happily. (whistle)

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4. We _____ pizza for lunch later. (order)

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5. The farmer _____ the cow. (milk)

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6. He ____ for some information on the Internet. (search)

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7. Mr. Ong _____ in November. (retire)

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8. The girls _____ loudly in the canteen. (talk)

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9. He _____ the plants. (water)

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10. Xin Xin _____ because she has a fever. (shiver)

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.

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Change the following verbs into their continuous tense form.

6. wrap