Progressive or Continuous Tense
Progressive or Continuous Tense
Questions
Which kind of verb is used in the Continuous Tense?
- Present form of the verb
- Past form of the verb
- Present participle form of the verb
- Past participle form of the verb
Directions: Choose the correct tense.
It was raining at that time.
- Present Continuous Tense
- Past Continuous Tense
- Future Continuous Tense
- Simple Past Tense
Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
Do not disturb me. I ______ my homework.
- do
- did
- am doing
- was doing
Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
When the forest officer came, the woodcutter who was ____________ the trees ran away.
- fell
- fells
- felling
- none of these
Directions: Choose the correct tense.
He was singing while I was reading.
- Present Continuous Tense
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Past Continuous Tense
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
He jumped off the bus while it __________.
- move
- was moving
- moves
- is moving
Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
Please be quiet. The patient _____________.
- was sleeping
- is sleeping
- had slept
- slept
Directions: Identify the tense used in the following sentence.
“Tomorrow at this time, I will be enjoying at the barbeque.”
- Simple Future Tense
- Present Continuous Tense
- Future Continuous Tense
- Future Perfect Continuous
Directions: Choose the correct tense.
The police will be running after the thief.
- Simple Future Tense
- Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- Future Perfect Tense
- Future Continuous Tense
Directions: Choose the correct tense.
The cattle are grazing in the field.
- Present Continuous Tense
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Simple Present Tense
- Present Perfect Tense
Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
I ________ my lessons now and will be going to his house later.
- am learning
- have learnt
- have been learning
- do not learn
Directions: Choose the correct tense.
The sweepers were brooming the road.
- Past Perfect Tense
- Past Continuous Tense
- Simple Past Tense
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
The boys _______ a match instead of doing their homework.
- are playing
- play
- have playing
- have played
Directions: Choose the correct tense.
The students are taking the test.
- Present Continuous Tense
- Present Perfect Tense
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Simple Present Tense
Directions: Choose the correct tense.
Children will be flying kites on the roof.
- Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- Future Perfect Tense
- Simple Future Tense
- Future Continuous Tense
Directions: Fill in the blank using the Present Continuous Tense of the word given in the brackets.
The boys __________ the mathematics test now. (take)
- are taking
- is taking
- were taking
- be taking
Directions: Select the best option to fill in the blank in the foolowing sentence.
Satish was reading while Ramesh ___________ a noise.
- had been making
- was making
- will be making
- shall have been
Directions: Fill in the blank using the Present Continuous Tense for the word given in the brackets.
She ________ food in the kitchen. (cook)
- cooks
- are cooking
- is cooking
- were cooking
Directions: Fill in the blank using the Past Continuous Tense of the word given in the brackets.
I ________ my lessons with the help of educational software. (learn)
- was learning
- have learnt
- have been learning
- do not learn
Directions: Fill in the blank using the Past Continuous Tense for the word given in the brackets.
We _________ our leader at the station. (Welcome)
- had welcomed
- welcome
- were welcoming
- was welcoming
Directions: Fill in the blank using the Past Continuous Tense of the word given in the brackets.
The boys ___________ a match those days. (play)
- were playing
- play
- have been playing
- have played
Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
____________ they ___________ the class? (Miss)
- Will, be missing
- Have, been missing
- Will, been missing
- Will, miss
Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
It started raining while we ________ tennis.
- are playing
- were playing
- had played
- had been playing
Directions: Identify the tense used in the following sentence.
Are you taking a good meal?
- Simple Present Tense
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Present Continuous Tense
- Present Perfect Tense
Directions: Select the correct option to rectify and complete the following sentence with regard to its verb and other issues.
Both Steve as well as his friend __________ proposing to launch a new scheme for their factory.
- ‘Both’ (to be deleted) and ‘are’ to be filled.
- ‘Both’ (to be kept) and ‘are’ to be filled.
- ‘Both’ (to be deleted) and ‘is’ to be filled.
- ‘As well as’ (to be deleted) and ‘has’ to be filled.