Continuous Tenses Quiz
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Formulate a present continuous sentence using the verb ‘to play’.
A. I am playing.
B. I play
C. I will play
D. I played
What is the present continuous form of ‘to write’ for the subject ‘she’?
A. is writing
B. writing
C. was writing
D. writes
Identify the continuous tense in the sentence: ‘They were watching a movie.’
A. past perfect tense
B. future continuous tense
C. past continuous tense
D. present continuous tense
Identify the sentence that correctly uses the present continuous tense.
A. They were playing soccer in the park.
B. They play soccer in the park.
C. They are playing soccer in the park.
D. They will play soccer in the park.
You are planning your activities for tomorrow. Which sentence uses the future continuous tense?
A. I will attend the meeting at 3 PM.
B. I am attending the meeting at 3 PM.
C. I attended the meeting at 3 PM.
D. I will be attending the meeting at 3 PM.
Dewi made a plan that she ….. the kitchen for the next whole day
A. will clean
B. will be cleaning
C. would clean
D. would be cleaning
What is the future continuous form of ‘to travel’ for the subject ‘I’?
A. I have traveled.
B. I will be traveling.
C. I am traveling.
D. I was traveling.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses the past continuous tense to describe an interrupted action.
A. I am eating breakfast when you called.
B. I eat breakfast when you called.
C. I was eating breakfast when you called.
D. I will be eating breakfast when you called.
Identify the continuous tense in the sentence: ‘They are playing chess.’
A. future continuous tense
B. present continuous tense
C. past continuous tense
D. simple present tense
Identify the continuous tense in the sentence: ‘She is reading a book.’
A. future continuous tense
B. simple present tense
C. past continuous tense
D. present continuous tense
(+) : The singer will sing 3 songs
(?) : …..
A. will the singer be singing 3 songs?
B. will the singer sing 3 songs?
C. will the singer have been singing 3 songs?
D. will the singer sung 3 songs?
He ….. at the dorm for the last couple of years
A. will stay
B. will be staying
C. will have stayed
D. will have been staying
What is the correct structure for forming a past continuous tense?
A. Subject + am/is/are + verb(-ing)
B. Subject + was/were + verb(-ing)
C. Subject + will be + verb(-ing)
D. Subject + verb + -ed
Rose …. video games in a year
A. will not play
B. will not be playing
C. will not be played
D. will not have been playing
Choose the correct sentence that uses the past continuous tense.
A. I was walking to the store.
B. I am walking to the store.
C. I walk to the store.
D. I will walk to the store.
Differentiate between the present continuous and past continuous in this context: ‘I am eating’ vs ‘I was eating’.
A. The present continuous describes an action happening now, while the past continuous describes an action that was happening in the past.
B. The present continuous describes a future action, while the past continuous describes a completed action.
C. The present continuous indicates an action that will happen, while the past continuous indicates an action that is currently happening.
D. The present continuous is used for habitual actions, while the past continuous is for actions that are always true.
Jojo promised that he ….. you a gift
A. would give
B. will give
C. would be giving
D. will be giving
Imagine you are currently doing your homework. Which sentence uses the correct tense?
A. I do my homework.
B. I did my homework.
C. I am doing my homework.
D. I will do my homework.
Which sentence is in the future continuous tense and describes an action happening at a specific time?
A. I will work at 7 PM.
B. I work at 7 PM.
C. I am working at 7 PM.
D. I will be working at 7 PM.
Which of these actions would be best described using the future continuous tense?
A. I was reading a book.
B. I am reading a book.
C. I will be reading a book.
D. I read a book.
Dad said that we ….. the task this afternoon
A. shall complete
B. should complete
C. should be completing
D. should have completed
will you ….. here all day long?
A. work
B. be working
C. have worked
D. have been working
She ….. the class tomorrow at 8 a.m.
A. will attend
B. would attend
C. will be attending
D. would be attending
I am ….. some new books next Sunday
A. go to buy
B. going to buy
C. gone to buy
D. went to buy
(+) : My mom said that she would go to the traditional market
(-) : ………
A. My mom said that she will not go to the traditional market
B. My mom said that she would not go to the traditional market
C. My mom said that she would not be going to the traditional market
D. My mom said that she would not have gone to the traditional market