Tenses (SIMPLE /CONTINUOUS PRESENT or PAST)

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

She __________ with her parents in London.

• lived

• lives

• living

• live

The weather (be) ____________ strangely fine this morning when I opened the windows.

• is

• am

• was

• should

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

The phone rang while I ________________ dinner.

• had

• was having

• am having

• will have

The police ______ four thieves last night.

• was catching

• caught

• is catching

• will catch

I _____ food when he came in.

• am cooking

• cooked

• had cooked

• was cooking

Stars ______ in the sky at night.

• twinkle

• twinkles

• will twinkle

• have twinkled

All the students ________ the class work when the teacher came in.

• are doing

• were doing

• will be doing

• have done

Water _______ on heating.

• evaporating

• evaporate

• was evaporating

• evaporates

Shantanu _______ all the chocolates

• ate

• eats

• was eating

• eat

While I _______ to music, my son was dancing.

• listened

• had listened

• will listen

• was listening