GRAMMAR LEVEL 1

Unit Practice

English Grammar

Practice 6
Continuous Tense

[ Circle the best possible answer for each question ]

1.Jeremiah ____________ his dog a shampoo bath.

A

is giving

giving

gives

is drying

is swimming

2. Mother ___________ the wet clothes outside.

A

drying

will drying

3. Lim __________ in the pool with his friends.

A

swim

is swim

4.Uncle Jones ___________ newspaper in the living room.

A

is reading

reading

is read

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

A

practice

are practicing

practicing

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

A

is applying B

applying

is apply

is interview

7.He _________ the new job applicants.

A

interview

is interviewing

8. The trucks__________ their goods at the depot.

A

unloading

unloads

are unloading

9.The soldiers __________ progress in the battlefield.

A

making

are making

is making

10.My aunty __________ batik shirts for her customers.

A

is sewing

sewing

are sewing

are eating

going

11.We __________ outside tonight.

A

is eating

eating

12.Larry ________ to Vietnam next month.

A

is goes

is going

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

helping

are helping

is helping

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

A

repairing

is repairing

are repairing

15.Sandy __________ too much carbonated can drinks.

A

is drinking B

drinking

are drinking

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

A

is watering B

are watering

watering

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

A

isnt start

is starting

isnt starting

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

A

standing

was standing

is waiting

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

sleeping

is sleeping

was sleeping

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

A

is preparing

preparing

was preparing

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

A

working

is working

was working

is raining

22.It __________ heavily yesterday evening.

A

raining

was raining

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

were playing

playing

is playing

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

talking

is talking

was talking

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

tasting

was tasting

were tasting

was resting

26.Mr. Miyiagi __________ after cleaning his shop.

A

resting

were resting

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

cleaning

was cleaning

were cleaning

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

A

having

was having

were having

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

beaming

were beaming

was beaming

were painting

30.I was __________ my bedroom last week.

A

painting

was painting

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

was smoking

were smoking

smoking

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

were playing

playing

was playing

33.The electricity tariff increase _____________ the poor people.

A

burdening

was burdening

were burdening

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

giving

were giving

was giving

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

grazing

were grazing

eating

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

were helping

was helping

helping

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37.My parents will _________ to Sumatra next weekend.

A

going

were going

be going

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

A

going

of going

shall going

39. Nancy _____________ her college graduation next week.

A

will attending

shall be attending C

will be attending

40. I __________ you some questions regarding your work.

A

will asking

be asking

will be asking

41.They are ____________ build new houses in Pendang.

A

going

will be going

going to

42.We ___________ the highway to Johor this afternoon.

A

are taking

will taking

taking

43. Michelle __________ a fever, so she cant go to the cinema with us.
A

having

was having

is having

talking

44.Grace ___________ to me about her school work.

A

will talking

was talking

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

A

chasing

are chasing

will chasing

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

causing

is causing

will causing

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

be needing

needing

not needing

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

eating

is eating

be eating

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

helping

be helping

helps

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

making

make

be make

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Answers For Unit Practice 6 Past / Present / Future Continuous

11

21

31

41

12

22

32

42

13

23

33

43

14

24

34

44

15

25

35

45

16

26

36

46

17

27

37

47

18

28

38

48

19

29

39

49

10

20

30

40

50

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