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Continuous Tense

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She ......... going to the school now

a)

Is

b)

Are

c)

Was

d)

Will

2.

The workers ... (go) out for lunch at 12.30 tomorrow afternoon.

a)

are going

b)

were going

c)

will be going

d)

is going

3.

The students ... (study) English at this time next week.

a)

are studying

b)

will be studying

c)

were studying

d)

is studying

4.

My father ... (wash) his car at 4 tomorrow.

a)

is washing

b)

are washing

c)

was washing

d)

will be washing

5.

Sheila ... (cook) for dinner at 5 p.m. tomorrow.

a)

will be cooking

b)

is cooking

c)

was cooking

d)

were cooking

6.

The children ... (watch) football match on TV when you come home tonight.

a)

is watching

b)

are watching

c)

was watching

d)

will be watching

7.

At 7 a.m. next Sunday, I ... (swim).

a)

am swimming

b)

was swimming

c)

will be swimming

d)

will swimming

8.

What ______ you ______ last night when I phoned to you?

a)

was / having

b)

were / sleeping

c)

was / doing

d)

were / doing

9.

He __________ while she was sitting.

a)

were standing

b)

was standing

c)

was stand

d)

standing

10.

All yesterday morning my parents______.

a)

are sleeping

b)

were sleeping

c)

slept

d)

sleeping

11.

He was ______while his mother ______.

a)

washing / was cooking

b)

washed / cooked

c)

washes / is cooking

d)

wash / cook

12.

I ____ my work at six o'clock yesterday.

a)

finish

b)

finished

c)

finishes

d)

was finishing

13.

What is she doing?

a)

He is eating hamburger.

b)

He is writing.

c)

She is listening.

d)

She is writing.

14.

He is climbing.

a)

b)

c)

d)

15.

What is he doing?

a)

He's jumping.

b)

She is reading.

c)

He is drinking some water.

d)

He is reading.

16.

I . . . for my last exam (+)

a)

am studying

b)

is studying

c)

are studying

d)

Were studying

17.

The children . . . hide and seek (-)

a)

am not playing

b)

isn't playing

c)

aren't playing

d)

Weren't playing

18.
Why _____ he having lunch at 4pm?
a)
was
b)
does
c)
were
d)

Is

19.
We _____ sleeping when the police came.
a)
was
b)
weren't
c)
wasn't
d)

were

20.
At 8.30am today I _____ driving to work.
a)
was
b)
am
c)
were
d)

is

21.
_____ you still working at 7pm last night?
a)
Were
b)
Are
c)
Was
d)

am

22.
My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday. 
a)
was
b)
are
c)
were
d)

am

23.

I'm sure she ................. for me yesterday.

a)

is waiting

b)

was waiting

c)

isn't waiting

d)

will be waiting

24.

__________ you ____________ to school at the moment?

a)

Do / walk

b)

Is / walking

c)

Does / walk

d)

Are / walking

25.

Choose the right verb tense.


I am (not / do) ___________________ anything at the moment.

a)

not doing

b)

don't

c)

doesn't

d)

did not

26.

Change the following sentence from future simple to future continuous:

I will get my mom a nice present for Mother's day.

a)

I would be getting my mom a nice present for Mother's day.

b)

I will get my mom a nice present for Mother's day.

c)

I am getting my mom a nice present for Mother's day.

d)

I will be getting my mom a nice present for Mother's day.

27.

Change the following sentence from past simple to past continuous:

I made a sandwich.

a)

I be making a sandwich.

b)

I could be making a sandwich.

c)

I was making a sandwich.

d)

I am making a sandwich.

28.

My mother will be . . . . . when I arrive.

a)

a. Sleeping

b)

b. Sleeps

c)

c. Sleep

d)

d. Slept

29.

Kiki . . . . . Nita tomorrow.

a)

a. Will helps

b)

b. Am helping

c)

c. Will be helping

d)

d. Help

30.

she ......... a book at ten o'clock tomorrow.

a)

was reading

b)

is reading

c)

will be reading

d)

were reading

31.

The teacher ... (explain) the lesson at 9 tomorrow.

a)

will be explaining

b)

is explaining

c)

was explaining

d)

are explaining

32.

The teacher : What is Siti doing?

Mirna : She is ....

a)

washing dishes

b)

sweping the floor

c)

cleaning the room

d)

eating her breakfast

33.

4. It is now 11.00 pm. Iriana ….. sleeping in her bedroom.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

are

d)

were

34.

3. Please be quiet. I …… trying to concentrate.

a)

am

b)

is

c)

were

d)

are

35.

The students ... the flag ceremony in the school yard now.

a)

are having

b)

is having

c)

are have

d)

have

36.

2. Susan and Susanna …….. writing poems for an English subject.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

am

d)

be

37.

The children ... (watch) football match on TV when you come home tonight.

a)

is watching

b)

are watching

c)

was watching

d)

will be watching

38.

At 7 a.m. next Sunday, I ... (swim).

a)

am swimming

b)

was swimming

c)

will be swimming

d)

will swimming

39.

Today, Cintya .......her mother in her hometown.

a)

weren't visiting

b)

isn't visiting

c)

aren't visiting

d)

wasn't visiting

40.
My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday. 
a)
was
b)
are
c)
were
d)

is

41.

She .......... going to bali tomorrow

a)

Will be

b)

Would be

c)

Should

d)

Can be

42.

Nino: Hey Sofie, ___________(you/think) about me yesterday?

Sofie: No, i wasn't.

a)

were you thinking

b)

you are thinking

c)

you were thinking

d)

are you thinking

43.

Betsy: I was looking for Tom and couldn't find him. Do you know where he was?

Brian: Tom_____(attend) a meeting.

a)

is attending

b)

was attending

c)

was attend

d)

attended

44.

My dad and mother ______ dinner and he was asking me about you.

a)

were cooking

b)

was cooking

c)

are cooking

d)

is cooking

45.

I need an umbrella because it’s ……………… right now.

a)

rain  

b)

rains

c)

raining

d)

Rained

46.

It is now 11.00 pm. Iriana ….. sleeping in her bedroom.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

were

d)

are

e)

was

47.

Please be quiet. I …… trying to concentrate.

a)

am

b)

is

c)

are

d)

was

48.

what is he doing

a)

he is running

b)

he is jumping

c)

he is jogging

d)

he is riding bicycle

49.

what are they doing?

a)

they are discussing

b)

they studying

c)

they joking

d)

they watching TV

50.

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

a)

was watching

b)

am watching

c)

will be watching

d)

am not watching