This document provides a grammar exercise on the continuous tenses (present, past, future) in English. It contains 50 questions testing the use of continuous tenses in different contexts like actions that are happening now, were happening in the past, or will be happening in the future. The answers to each question are provided at the end for students to check their work. This exercise is intended to help students practice forming and using continuous tenses properly in sentences.

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English Grammar
GRAMMAR LEVEL – 1
Practice 6
U n i t P r a c t i c e
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 isn’t start B is starting C isn’t starting
[ Circle the best possible answer for each question ]

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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 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

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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 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

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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