Subject: English

Reinforcement of Present, Past and Future Continuous Tense

Name: Grade: VII VII Section: Date:

Tense: A tense represents any of the forms of a verb which show the time at which an action
happens.
The Continuous Tense is a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going.
i. Present Continuous Tense: Present Continuous tense represents actions or events
that are happening or developing at the moment of speaking.
For example: The kids are watching T.V.
ii. Past Continuous Tense: Past Continuous Tense represents an action that
someone was doing or an event that was happening in the past.
For example: I was cooking when you called.
iii. Future Continuous Tense: Future Continuous Tense refers to actions and events
that will be in progress in the future.
For example: She will not be working on Tuesday.

Q1. Identify the tense and rewrite the following sentences by changing the verbs to the tense

specified.

i. The lyricist will be writing a realistic song for the film.

Identify the tense:Future Continuous Tense

Rewrite in Past Continuous Tense: The lyricist was writing a realistic song for the

film.

ii. We were watching a movie in this Cineplex.

Identify the tense:Past Continuous Tense

 Rewrite in Present Continuous Tense: We are watching a movie in Cineplex.

iii. He was trying to overthrow the king.

Identify the tense:Past Continuous Tense

Rewrite in Future Continuous Tense: He will be trying to overthrow the king.

iv. The Sherpa is climbing a steep mountain.

Identify the tense: Present continous tense

Rewrite in Past Continuous Tense:The sherpa was climbing a steep mountain.

v. The sun is casting a shadow on the side of the old Victorian house.

Identify the tense: Present Continuous Tense

Rewrite in Future Continuous Tense: The sun will be casting a shadow on the side of

the old Victorian House.

Q2. Rewrite the following passage in Past Continuous Tense.

The children are enjoying school. Amy is practicing sewing and Timmy is sitting on a

bench near her. He is reading a book. John and Susan are playing outside. Ali and Sana

are picking flowers for their teacher. John is proudly carrying his hat while Susan is
 wearing a bonnet. Sarah is walking by the entrance door. She is helping the teacher

carry books. Sarah is taking the books to the shelf and is placing them there neatly.

The children were enjoying school. Amy was practicing sewing and Timmy was sitting

on a bench near her. He was reading a book. John and Susan were playing outside. Ali

and Sana were picking flowers for their teacher. John was proudly carrying his hat

while Susan was wearing a bonnet. Sarah was walking by the entrance door. She was

helping the teacher carry books. Sarah was taking the books to the shelf and was

placing them there neatly.

Q3. Arrange the following words in the correct order to make sentences in the Future

Continuous Tense.

i. dancing they having a and time. good Tonight will be talking,

Tonight they will be talking,dancing and having a good time.

ii. husband dishes the while will mows her Rebecca the be lawn. washing

iii. Alps. they in this next week, time skiing will the be At

iv. patient. will be doctor The examining this next

 v. poor will be to the giving beggar. a biscuit David

Q4. Carefully observe the given picture and describe it in 100-150 words in the Present
Continuous Tense.

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