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Prepared By : Mr. Luke Gabriel

English Grammar GRAMMAR LEVEL – 1

Pr act ice 6

U n i t P r a c t i c e

Conti nuou s Ten se

1.Jeremiah ____________ his dog a shampoo bath.

A is giving B giving C gives

2. Mother ___________ the wet clothes outside.

A drying B will drying C is drying

3. Lim __________ in the pool with his friends.

A swim B is swim C is swimming

4.Uncle Jones ___________ newspaper in the living room.

A is reading B reading C is read

5.They ___________ their dance routine at the school hall.

A practice B are practicing C practicing

6.Terry _________ for a government job at the capital.

A is applying B applying C is apply

7.He _________ the new job applicants.

A interview B is interviewing C is interview

8. The trucks__________ their goods at the depot.

A unloading B unloads C are unloading

9.The soldiers __________ progress in the battlefield.

A making B are making C is making

10.My aunty __________ batik shirts for her customers.

A is sewing B sewing C are sewing

11.We __________ outside tonight.

A is eating B eating C are eating

12.Larry ________ to Vietnam next month.

A is goes B is going C going

13. People around the globe _________ the tsunami victims in Japan.

A helping B are helping C is helping

14.Hendry _________ the broken water pipe of his neighbor.

A repairing B is repairing C are repairing

15.Sandy __________ too much carbonated can drinks.

A is drinking B drinking C are drinking

16.The Smiths __________ their flower plants at their garden.

A is watering B are watering C watering

17.The car ___________ even though the battery is still new.

A isn’t start B is starting C isn’t starting

[ Circle the best possible answer for each question ]



18. I saw Gary __________ at the bus stop yesterday.

A standing B was standing C is waiting

19. James __________ when the fire broke out last night.

A sleeping B is sleeping C was sleeping

20.My mother __________ lunch when we came home yesterday.

A is preparing B preparing C was preparing

21.Henry ____________ as a part - time waiter at the restaurant last night.

A working B is working C was working

22.It __________ heavily yesterday evening.

A raining B was raining C is raining

23. The children __________ under the tree last night while I was doing my work.

A were playing B playing C is playing

24. My uncle ___________ with his friend at the café the whole day, yesterday.

A talking B is talking C was talking

25. The chef ___________ the food when the manager came into the kitchen.

A tasting B was tasting C were tasting

26.Mr. Miyiagi __________ after cleaning his shop.

A resting B were resting C was resting

27.Two days ago, I saw Johanes _________ the big drain in front of his house.

A cleaning B was cleaning C were cleaning

28.My mother ___________ a hard time raising me all by herself.

A having B was having C were having

29.Miss Tammy ___________ with joy when she was informed of a salary increase.

A beaming B were beaming C was beaming

30.I was __________ my bedroom last week.

A painting B was painting C were painting

31.The girls __________ when the headmaster caught them in the school toilet.

A was smoking B were smoking C smoking

32.The boys were ___________ playing video games the whole evening.

A were playing B playing C was playing

33.The electricity tariff increase _____________ the poor people.

A burdening B was burdening C were burdening

34.Maxis Mobile ___________ away free promo pack yesterday at the Beach Mall, Penang.

A giving B were giving C was giving

35. The lamb was __________ in the field when the wolf pounced on it.

A grazing B were grazing C eating

36.Jerry was __________ his father last week to fix the house fence.

A were helping B was helping C helping



37.My parents will _________ to Sumatra next weekend.

A going B were going C be going

38. I am thinking ___________ to my home town next Monday.

A going B of going C shall going

39. Nancy _____________ her college graduation next week.

A will attending B shall be attending C will be attending

40. I __________ you some questions regarding your work.

A will asking B be asking C will be asking

41.They are ____________ build new houses in Pendang.

A going B will be going C going to

42.We ___________ the highway to Johor this afternoon.

A are taking B will taking C taking

43. Michelle __________ a fever, so she can’t go to the cinema with us.

A having B was having C is having

44.Grace ___________ to me about her school work.

A will talking B was talking C talking

45.The police ____________ after the bank robbers on motorbikes.

A chasing B are chasing C will chasing

46. The accident __________ a massive jam along the North-South highway.

A causing B is causing C will causing

47. We will __________ a torch light for light once we enter the cave.

A be needing B needing C not needing

48.She will __________ healthy food once she is discharged from the hospital.

A eating B is eating C be eating

49.Jenny will _________ me with the school choir practice after school.

A helping B be helping C helps

50. The Catamaran will be ____________ a round trip around the world in 80 days.

A making B make C be make



Answers For Unit Practice 6 – Past / Present / Future Continuous

1 A 11 C 21 C 31 B 41 C

2 C 12 B 22 B 32 B 42 A

3 C 13 B 23 A 33 B 43 C

4 A 14 B 24 C 34 C 44 B

5 B 15 A 25 B 35 A 45 B

6 A 16 B 26 C 36 B 46 B

7 B 17 C 27 A 37 C 47 A

8 C 18 A 28 B 38 B 48 C

9 B 19 C 29 C 39 C 49 B

10 A 20 C 30 A 40 C 50 A

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