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continous tense

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shh! The baby (sleep) .......

a)

is sleeping

b)

Sleeps

c)

Sleeping

2.

Right now, I’m in class. I (sit) ......at my desk.

a)

Sits

b)

Sitting

c)

am sitting

3.

Ali speaks Arabic. Arabic is his native language, but he (speak) ...... English at present.

a)

is speaking

b)

Speaking

c)

Speaks

4.

Our teacher (stand, not) ..... up now.

a)

Is not standing

b)

Is not stand

c)

are not standing

5.

Marry always (eat) ..... dinner with her family around six o’clock

a)

is eating

b)

eat

c)

Eats

6.

It (rain,not) ..... right at this moment.

a)

is not rain

b)

is not raining

c)

not raining

7.

(Rain, it) ........ a lot in southern California right now?

a)

it is raining

b)

is it raining

c)

it raining

8.

A : What is Michelle doing?

B : She . . . the flower.

a)

to water

b)

water

c)

are watering

d)

is watering

9.

Listen! Your father . . . to a friend right now

a)

talk

b)

talks

c)

is talking

d)

are talking

10.

A: I’m sorry about the noise you are hearing.

B : She . . . a concert.

a)

practice

b)

is practicing

c)

practicing

d)

practiced

11.

Look! The students . . . football in the field now.

a)

play

b)

plays

c)

is playing

d)

are playing

12.

The children are . . . by the river.

a)

fished

b)

fish

c)

fishing

d)

fishes

13.

The clown is very interesting. All the children …............ happily

a)

is crying

b)

are crying

c)

are laughing

d)

is complaining

14.

Listen! May is .............… dinner in the kitchen.

a)

putting

b)

looking

c)

cleaning

d)

preparing

15.

Look! The cat is .......… fish because the cat is hungry!

a)

sleeping

b)

eating

c)

walking

d)

fishing

16.

_____ you waiting for a bus?

a)

Are

b)

Do

c)

Is

d)

Does

17.

We ________ enjoying our holiday here so much.

a)

dont

b)

are

c)

is

d)

doesnt

18.

I ___________ sitting down at the moment.

a)

am not

b)

are not

c)

is

d)

don't

19.

Don't disturb him. He __________.

a)

sleeps

b)

is sleeping

c)

is sleep

d)

sleep

20.

She __ _____ on the street.

a)

are run

b)

is ran

c)

are running

d)

is running

21.

I ( play) ..................football when my mother came back.

a)

played

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

am playing

22.

you ( listen) ..........to music at 6 p.m yesterday?

a)

Do you listen

b)

Are you listening

c)

Did you listen

d)

Were you listening

23.

Where ..... you ( go)........ last summer?

a)

was you going

b)

were you going

c)

did you go

d)

did you went

24.

what you ( do ) ...................at 9 p.m yesterday?

a)

are you doing

b)

was you doing

c)

were you doing

d)

is you doing

25.

My brother ( learn)..........English when I came home.

a)

learn

b)

learns

c)

was learning

d)

are learning

26.

the telephone ( ring)...........while I was cleaning the house.

a)

were ringing

b)

rang

c)

rings

d)

has ring

27.

Nam and Lan ( read)............books at 8 p.m yesterday.

a)

read

b)

reads

c)

was reading

d)

were reading

28.

what were they doing this time yesterday?

they...( work).....on the computer.

a)

are working

b)

is working

c)

was working

d)

were working

29.

He ( dance)............with lan at present.

a)

was dancing

b)

were dancing

c)

is dancing

d)

are dancing

30.

My friend and I ( not/ sleep)..........at 9 a.m last Tuesday.

a)

don't sleep

b)

wasn't sleeping

c)

weren't sleeping

d)

didn't sleep

31.

While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)

a)

sleeped

b)

slept

c)

was sleeping

d)

were sleeping

32.

I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.

a)

called

b)

calt

c)

were calling

d)

was calling

33.

(she / go) ________out to dinner when you saw her?

a)

did she gone

b)

did she went

c)

were she going

d)

was she going

34.

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

a)

do you do

b)

did you do

c)

didn't do

d)

were you doing

35.

When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).

a)

was snowed

b)

was snowing

c)

were snowing

d)

snowed

36.

How many people ___________(stand) in front of the company when she arrived?

a)

were standing

b)

was standing

c)

standed

d)

stantsted

37.

She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.

a)

was waiting

b)

were waiting

c)

waited

d)

wanted

38.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting
39.
I ......................... the door while I ......................... in my room.
a)
was hitting / danced
b)
hit / was dancing
c)
hit / danced
d)
was hitting / was dancing
40.

I ......................... (wash) my car while he ......................... (watch) TV on the sofa.

a)

was washing / was watching

b)

washed / was watching

c)

washed / watched

d)

was washing / watched

41.
I ......................... (walk) down the street at the moment I realised I ......................... (not take) my keys.
a)
was walking / didn't take
b)
walked / wasn't taking
c)
walked / didn't take
d)
was walking / wasn't taking
42.

my father .... reading newspaper when the someone knocked at the door

a)

reading

b)

is reading

c)

was reading

d)

reads

43.

2. He will not be _____ the bus today.

a)

take

b)

taken

c)

taking

44.
.............................................../you/stay/ long at your friend's house?
a)
are you stay
b)
will you to stay
c)
are you stayiing
d)
will you be staying
45.
Call me around 8. We /not/have/............................................................... dinner then.
a)
will not have
b)
will not be having
c)
will have
d)
will haven't
46.
This time next year I /not/manage /................................................my business any more.
a)
will be managing
b)
will not be managing
c)
will manage
d)
are going to manage
47.
............................................................/Sue/play/ basketball with you in the afternoon?
a)
Is Sue play
b)
Will Sue
c)
Will Sue be playing
d)
Sue will be playing
48.
My parents ....................../not/prepare/ for their journey until tomorrow.
a)
will not
b)
will not be prepare
c)
will not be preparing
d)
will be preparing
49.
I /not/discuss/........................................... our problems with him all night.
a)
will be discussing
b)
will discuss
c)
will discussing
d)
will not be discussing
50.

At 8 o’clock tomorrow, we ... (sit) here to talk about the issues.

a)

Will sit

b)

Will be sit

c)

Will sitting

d)

Will be sitting