Tenses Revision 2 Vivian Leu

Name: __________________________( ) Date

Class: Senior Middle One _____________________
The Present Continuous Tenses
Positive/Affirmative statement She is crying. They are leaving now.
Negative statement She isn’t crying. They are not leaving now.
Interrogative form Is she crying? Are they leaving now?

The Past Continuous Tenses

Positive/Affirmative statement She was reading a book. They were cleaning the shelves.
Negative statement She wasn’t reading a book. They weren’t cleaning the shelves.
Interrogative form Was she reading a book? Were they cleaning the shelves?

The Future Continuous Tenses

Positive/Affirmative statement She will be eating. I shall be going.
Negative statement She will not be eating. I shall not be going.
Interrogative form Will she be eating? Shall I be going?

Part 1: Simple Present, Past, Future, & Present Continuous

1. While they ____________________ (prepare) lunch, I am reading the newspaper.
2. She hopes she ____________________ (not be) late for the meeting
3. _____________ he __________________ (not hear) the noise last night?
4. Jean and Peter _____________________ (have) a long conversation. Do you know what they are
talking about?

5. The wind _____________________ (blow0 strongly now, and I ____________ (be) cold.
6. He __________________ (pick) the mangoes as soon as they are ripe.
7. The moon _________________ (shine) at night.
8. If you come with me, I _________________ (show) you where the place is.
9. When ___________ you_____________ (meet) him again?
10. Many trees __________________ (lose) their leaves in autumn.

Part 2: Simple Present, Past, Future, Present Continuous & Past Continuous
1. They ___________________ (do) it if you ask them.
2. When I was walking home, a stranger ________________ (stop) me.
3. While Mark __________________ (climb) a cliff last week, he ____________ (fall) and
_____________ (break) his ankle.
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 4. He ____________________ (cycle) along Century Road at 9 o’clock this morning.
5. A bee ___________________ (sting) him while he _____________________ (pick) the flower.

6. ____________ they ________________ (swim) at this moment?

7. The baby ________________________ (cry) all yesterday morning and no one knew how to comfort
it.

8. It ____________________ (rain) now. Everyone _____________________ (run) for shelter.

9. “______________ you_______________(hear) a noise last night?”

10. This place is safe. No one ______________________ (find) us here.

Part 3: Simple Present, Past, Future & Present, Past, Future Continuous
1. He always __________________ (tell) lies. He ____________________ (not be) honest.
2. It ________________ (be) two night ago that he _____________________ (have) that nightmare.

3. I ________________________ (try) to listen to some music. But my brother

_______________________ (sing) at the top of his voice now.

4. You can meet me at the cinema. I ________________________ (wait) for you there.
5. Are you nearly ready? The guests ____________________ (arrive) any minute.
6. The sky is covered with clouds. It ____________________ (rain) any minute now.
7. You _____________________ (enjoy) yourself at the seaside this time next week.
8. They _____________________ (shout) at each other at the top of their voices
when I __________________ (leave) the house.

9. She could not come because she ________________ (have) a bad cold.
10. The aeroplane ______________________ (take) off in a few minutes. Please fasten your seat belts.

Part 4: Present Continuous, Past Continuous & Future Continuous

1. They ________________________ (swim) while I was collecting sea-shells.
2. They _________________________ (shiver) by the time they come out of the pool.
3. My mother _______________________ (bake) a cake when I reach home.
4. My mother _______________________ (bake) a cake when I reached home.
5. The boys _________________________ (study) at this time yesterday
6. The boys _________________________ (study) at this time tomorrow.
7. It is already 12pm and Lily ______________ still __________________ (watch) TV.
8. It was already 12pm and Lily ______________ still __________________ (watch) TV.
9. _____________ Jack ________________ (sing) in the room at the moment?
10. _____________ Jack _________________ (sing) in the room at that moment?
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