Mastering Continuous Tenses

Identify the present continuous tense in the sentence: 'She is studying for her exams.'

• is studying

• she studies

• studying is

• is studying for her exams

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the past continuous tense in the sentence: 'They were playing soccer when it started to rain.'

• were playing soccer

• were playing

• they were playing

• started to rain

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Formulate a present continuous sentence using the verb 'to read'.

• I am reading a book.

• I read a book yesterday.

• I will read a book.

• I have read a book.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Convert the sentence 'He walked to the store' to the past continuous tense.

• He walks to the store.

• He is walking to the store.

• He was walking to the store.

• He walked to the store.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the present continuous tense in the sentence: 'I am watching a movie.'

• I watch a movie

• am watching

• I will watch a movie

• I was watching a movie

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the past continuous tense in the sentence: 'We were having dinner when the phone rang.'

• the phone were

• having dinner

• were rang

• were having

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Formulate a present continuous sentence using the verb 'to write'.

• I will write

• I write

• I am writing.

• I was writing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Convert the sentence 'She sings beautifully' to the present continuous tense.

• She sings beautiful

• She was singing beautifully

• She is singing beautifully.

• She will sing beautifully

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D