Present, Past and Future Continuous Tense

After almost three weeks with a lot of school work, I’m glad that the school ______ (hold) sports and arts competitions this week.

• will be holding

• was holding

• is holding

• are holding

My uncle is a very good badminton player. Now he _______ (practice) hard for the Mayor’s Cup next week.

• will be practicing

• was practicing

• is practicing

• are practicing

Rika: “Can you come and help me to lift the table.

Feni: “I’m sorry, I can’t. I________ (fry) bananas now.”

• was frying

• am frying

• will be frying

• is frying

Look, the children are very happy outside. They _______ (play) football in the rain.

• were playing

• will be playing

• are playing

• was playing

I know that the sun usually shines brightly in Ambon. But when I went there for a short tour last December, the sun _________ (not shine) at all. It was cloudy every day.

• was not shinning

• were not shinning

• is not shinning

• will not be shinning

Two days ago when I went to his house to ask him to cut my hair, he was not at home. My aunt said he ________ (practice) badminton in the sports hall.

• is practicing

• will be practicing

• won't practicing

• was practicing

Next week I will have no time to play around because I _________ (watch) all his matches.

• was watching

• am watching

• will be watching

• am not watching

The children _____________ (do) their home task when the teacher came

• was doing

• are doing

• will be doing

• were doing

Students _______________ (speak) English the whole lesson tomorrow

• will be speaking

• were speaking

• are speaking

• was speaking

At 8.00 next Monday the committee _______________ (discuss) this question

• is discussing

• was discussing

• were discussing

• will be discussing