Present, Past, Future Continuous Compared

Exercise 108

Choose the correct answer

1. Tom ….. a friend in Liverpool this weekend.

a)was visiting; b)is visiting; c)visits; d)visited.

2. My friend never ….. basketball before.

a)playing; b)play; c) has played; d)is playing.

3. What do you do while you ….. for your flight ?

a)are waiting; b)were waiting; c)wait; d)waited.

4. Jane ….. home when the wind blew her hat off.

a) walked; b) was walking; c) walks; d) is walking.

5. Marry ….. this text at this time.

a) will translate; b) is translating; c) will be translating; d) be translating.

6. What ….. you ….. when I phoned you yesterday ?

a) was*** doing; b) were*** doing; c) is***doing; d) are***doing.

7. On Sundays they ….. dinner at a restaurant.

a) have; b) were having; c) are having; d) had.

8. It is 5 o` clock. She ….. tea.

a) has; b) is having; c) have; d) had.

9. They ….. hamburgers and chips.

a) are liking; b) like; c) likes; d) liked.

10. They ….. their work at 11 and came home.

a) finish; b) finished; c) were finishing; d) are finishing.

11. John ….. a picture when the teacher entered the room.

a) painted; b) paints; c) was painting; d) is painting.

12. The boys ….. a game of football at the moment.

a) have; b) are having; c) having; d) had.

13. Tom ….. tennis at 8 o `clock tomorrow.

a) is playing; b) was playing; c) will play; d) will be playing.

14. Mr. Drill ….. to the airport when it started raining.

a) was driving; b) were driving; c) drive; d) is driving.

15. What ….. you ….. now, Nick ?

a) is***doing; b) was***doing; c) are***doing; d) were***doing.

16. She ….. potatoes when she cut her finger.

a) is chopping; b) was chopping; c) chopping; d) chopped.

17. He always ….. the grass on Sundays.

a) cut; b) cuts; c) was cutting; d) is cutting.

18. Where ….. you usually ….. in the evening ?

a) do***go; b) are***going; c) are***go; d) do***going.

19. The students ….. a dictation at 9 tomorrow.

a) will be writing; b) will write; c) be writing; d) are writing.

20. We ….. photographs at 5 o `clock yesterday.

a) are taking; b) taking; c) were taking; d) took.

Exercise 109

Choose the correct answer

1. He ….. the book now.

a) read; b) reads; c) was reading; d) is reading.

2. He is not working, he ….. the TV program.

a) watched; b) watches; c) is watching; d) was watching.

3. I ….. a cake when the light went out.

a) is making; b) was making; c) made; d) making.

4. We always ….. six lessons a day.

a) had; b) have; c) are having; d) were having.

5. Look ! The Sun ……

a) is rising; b) rising; c) rise; d) was rising.

6. What do you think you ….. at this time next year ?

a) be doing; b) will be doing; c) are doing; d)will doing.

7. Alison and Cassie ….. on the staircase as I went down.

a) were talking; b) are talking; c) talked; d) talking.

8. She ….. to Italy five years ago.

a) is going; b) was going; c) went; d) goes.

9. Look here ! Somebody ….. in the next room.

a) talked; b) talk; c) was talking; d) is talking.

10. We ….. some friends to lunch tomorrow.

a) will have; b) shall have; c) shall be having; d) will be having.

11. When you arrive at the airport, an escort ….. for you.

a) be waiting; b) will be waiting; c) is waiting; d) will wait.

12. They ….. to the radio now.

a) are listening; b) were listening; c) listened; d) listen.

13. At school we ….. two foreign languages.

a) study; b) are studying; c) studied; d) were studying.

14. He was busy the whole day yesterday, he ….. the TV-set.

a) repaired; b) repairs; c) is repairing; d) was repairing.

15. When I came they ….. their dinner.

a) had; b) having; c) are having; d) were having.

16. I ….. at the laboratory for two hours last Monday.

a) worked; b) work; c) is working; d) was working.

17. He is supposed to be very busy tomorrow. He ….. for his exam.

a) will prepare; b) will be preparing; c) is preparing; d) was preparing.

18. ….. you ….. to the concert next evening?

a) were***coming; b) are***coming; c) will***come;

d) will be***coming.

19. Tom …… tennis at 6 o `clock yesterday.

a) was playing; b) is playing; c) played; d) plays.

20. Mother ….. dinner at that moment.

a) cooked; b) cooks; c) is cooking; d) was cooking.

Exercise 110

Choose the correct answer

1. At 10 o’clock yesterday it ….. heavily.

a) is raining; b) was raining; c) rained; d) raining.

2. The weather is fine. The sun ….. brightly.

a) is shining; b) was shining; c) shining; d) shines.

3. Tom ….. on the sofa at this moment.

a) sat; b) sitting; c) is sitting; d) was sitting.

4. We ….. our homework at this time yesterday.

a) were doing; b) are doing; c) did; d) do.

5. They ….. to the University every day.

a) are going; b) go; c) were going; d) went.

6. I ….. by him when he telephoned.

a) was standing; b) am standing; c) stand; d) stood.

7. Mr. Fennel ….. up at this time tomorrow.

a) is ringing; b) was ringing; c) will be ringing; d) will ring.

8. We ….. an exercise now.

a) did; b) were doing; c) are doing; d) doing.

9. I ….. of you day and night.

a) be thinking; b) am thinking; c) shall be thinking; d) shall think.

10. The girl ….. by the gate the whole day yesterday.

a) is standing; b) was standing; c) stood; d) stands.

11. The kittens ….. on the carpet now.

a) are playing; b) were playing; c) played; d) play.

12. Ring me up when you ….. a few spare minutes.

a) will have; b) have; c) are having; d) were having.

13. Pitt ….. for me in the hall at this time tomorrow.

a) is waiting; b) will waiting; c) will be waiting; d) be waiting.

14. He ….. to drive a car now.

a) was learning; b) is learning; c) learned; d) learns.

15. Jack ….. with the article from 5 till 6 tomorrow.

a)is working; b)was working; c)will work; d) will be working.

16. My brother ….. this composition yesterday.

a) is writing; b) writes; c) was writing; d) wrote.

17. The doctor ….. for you at this time tomorrow.

a) will be waiting; b) will wait; c) is waiting; d) was waiting.

18. What ….. his wife ….. now ?

a) was***doing; b) is***doing; c) did; d) does.

19. Tom ….. for you at 7 yesterday.

a) waited; b) waits; c) was waiting; d) is waiting.

20. He ….. this text tomorrow.

a) will translate; b) translate; c) is translating; d) will be translating.

Exercise 111

Choose the correct answer

1. Where ….. you ….. now ?

a) hurrying; b) are***hurrying; c) were***hurrying;

d) will be***hurrying.

2. Your friends ….. in the corridor when we saw them.

a) were smoking; b) are smoking; c) smoked; d) smoking.

3. ….. you usually ….. many dresses with you to the South ?

a) are***taking; b) do***take; c) were***taking; d) did***take.

4. His mother ….. supper in the kitchen when I came in.

a) is making; b) was making; c) will be making; d) will make.

5. I ….. to read books about voyages in my childhood.

a) was liking; b) liked; c) like; d) am liking.

6. They ….. Petrov’s report at this time tomorrow.

a) be discussing; b) discuss; c) will be discussing; d) will discuss.

7. Look ! The children …… football in the yard.

a) play; b) played; c) are playing; d) were playing.

8. My daughter …… her French now.

a) has; b) had; c) is having; d) was having.

9. I ….. an interesting English book when you rang me up.

a) am reading; b) was reading; c) will be reading; d) were reading.

10. My son ….. to be a sailor.

a) wants; b) wanted; c) is wanting; d) was wanting.

11. He ….. the book now.

a) read; b) reads; c) was reading; d) is reading.

12. They ….. their work at 11 and came home.

a) finish; b) finished; c) were finishing; d) are finishing.

13. The doctor ….. for you at this time tomorrow.

a) will be waiting; b) will wait; c) is waiting; d) was waiting.

14. We always ….. six lessons a day.

a) had; b) have; c) are having; d) were having.

15. The girl ….. by the gate the whole day yesterday.

a) is standing; b) was standing; c) stood; d) stands