GRAMMAR LEVEL 1

Unit Practice
English Grammar Practice 6
[ Circle the best possible answer for each question ] Continuous Tense

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 isnt start B is starting C isnt starting

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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 caf 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

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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 cant 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

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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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