Let’s practice together the continuous tenses
1. Which tenses are used in the underlined verbs? Why are two different
tenses in sentence 2?
a) Hannah is wearing (present continuous) jeans today. She wears jeans
nearly every day. (simple present)
b) Luckily, Hannah was wearing (past continuous) jeans when she fell off her
bike. (simple past)
c) Most women were wearing (past continuous) skirts while men were wearing
(past continuous) suits. It was a great party!
2. Add the –ING to the following verbs
A) Break: breaking B) Make: making C) Stay: staying
D) Admit: admitting E) Sit: sitting F) Leave: leaving
G) Throw: throwing H) Fly: flying I) Win: winning
J) Do: doing K) Be: being L) Agree: agreeing
3. Complete the sentences using present or past continuous, considering the
mode of the sentence.
1. His dad and brother were (cycling) to the shops yesterday afternoon.
2. We are (not traveling) in Japan at this moment, we are (buying) the tickets.
3. I was (sunbathing) on the beach when suddenly it started to rain.
4. She is (not watching) TV, she is (preparing) the exam right now.
5. They were (not swimming) in the sea last month, they were (riding) a jet ski.
6. Sue is (staying) at home today, she is (doing) the English homework.
4. Rewrite the following sentences using past or present continuous, watch the
mode of the sentence:
1. (I / leave now)
I am leaving now
2. (you / not / run)
You are not running
3. (why / he / leave?)
Why is he leaving?
4. (Julie / sleep at eight o'clock at night yesterday)
Julie was sleeping at eight o'clock at night yesterday
5. (Mr. Black / not / work in his study when the murder happened)
Mr. Black was not working in his study when the murder happened
6. (They/ clean/ the house when a lamp went down)
They were cleaning the house when a lamp went down.