WorksheetsPresent and Past Continuous Tense
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 28mins
What is difference between present continuous tense and past continuous tense?
The Present continuous can be used to show an action which is happening at the time of speaking. The Past continuous can be used to show an action which was happening in the past.
I don't know
Beats me
The Present continuous can be used to show an action which was happening in the past. The Past continuous can be used to show an action which is happening at the time of speaking.
What tense is in this sentence?
"Look! The birds are flying in the blue sky."
(a)
What tense is in this sentence?
At 6p.m yesterday, the boy in white shirt was cleaning his neighbor's car.
(a)
Fill in the blank with correct tense.
They ………………….. (wait) for the bus when the accident happened.
was waiting
were waiting
were waitting
waited
The car engine ___________ working, so I had to fix it.
are
is not
was not
were
Which tense is in this form?
am/is/are + Ving
Example: The girl in pink is riding a new bike.
(a)
Fill in the blank with correct tense.
Thomas ………………….. (water) the plants in the morning.
(a)
Fill in the blank with correct tense
She …………………. (get) impatient.
(a)
Make a sentence using present continuous to describe this picture.
(a)
which tense is in this form?
was/were + Ving
Example: What were you doing at 6 o’clock yesterday evening?
(a)
I (a) walking home at 6 o'clock last night.
I don't know what the men said because they (a) talking too quietly for me to hear.
She (a) looking at her phone when she fell over.
Sorry I'm late, we (a) talking about something very important.
(a) listening to me?
We (a) dates.
My sisters _________ at a YouTube video.
did laughing
was laughing
were laughing
laughing
Millions of people (a) the football match.
Where were you, I ______ for you for a long time!
am waiting
was waiting
were waiting
did waiting
The dog (a) for hours last night.
Brad feels sad for his friends __________ him.
is ignoring
are ignoring
was ignoring
were ignoring
Jing Heng's parents are in his room. They __________ him to take part in sports.
is encouraging
are encouraging
was encouraging
were encouraging
I __________ my mother now.
am hugging
was hugging
are hugging
is hugging
Angela and I __________ along the corridor now.
are walking
am walking
is walking
were walking
My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.
was
are
were
is
Chong Meng and Ira are _________ the bell now.
rings
ring
ringing
rang
The children _________ playing at the park now.
is
are
was
were
Which words do we use with Present Continuous?
at the moment
often
right now
now
at present
What tense is used in this sentence?
"I'm waiting for my brother to come back from school."
Past Simple
Present Continuous
Present Simple
Change the given sentence to Present Continuous Tense.
They were heading for the water at this hour yesterday.
It’s Friday today and at the moment he ________ TV.
watches
watch
is watching
was watching
Jane _________ a picture at the moment.
painting
is painting
paints
painted
PRESENT CONTINUOUS-
Jake .............. (sail) with his father at the lake.
am sailing
is sailing
was sailing
were sailing
2. The students ___ Science while the teacher ___ Geography.
was studying , were teaching
were studying , was teaching
is studying , are teaching
are studying , is teaching
4.I ......................... the door while I ......................... in my room.
was hitting / danced
hit / danced
hit / was dancing
was hitting / was dancing
choose the correct sentence in present continuous
They were waiting for the bus when the accident happened .
I am sleeping at the bed then you don´t speak me
They lived in Paris
They don´t using the car in the morning !!!
Ask a question for the next sentence. They are reading a book.
What is they doing?
What are they doing?
What were they doing?
What was they doing?
The present continuous Uses three auxiliaries
am
Is
Are
They
Auxiliary for he, she, it
(a)
auxiliary for I
(a)
Auxiliary for we, you, they
(a)
Organize the sentence:
is/ Miguel/ fast / driving
(a)
Choose the correct structure of Present Continuous
verb + ed
was/were + verb + ing
verb + s
am/is/are + verb + ing
