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Simple And Continuous Tenses Exercise

April 10, 2023 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. The boy ……………………. when he injured his leg.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the continuous tense to talk about the longer background action that was going on when another action interrupted it.

2. I …………………….. my plants when it started raining.

Correct! Wrong!

3. I was cooking dinner when the lights ………………………….. out.

Correct! Wrong!

4. He was waiting for the bus when a speeding car ………………………. over him.

Correct! Wrong!

5. Don’t disturb him. He …………………………….. for his exam.

Correct! Wrong!

6. I ………………………… him in the afternoon.

Correct! Wrong!

The present continuous is used to talk about predetermined future events.

7. They ………………………… tomorrow.

Correct! Wrong!

8. He ……………………… a bath when the doorbell rang.

Correct! Wrong!

9. I …………………….. up hearing a loud noise.

Correct! Wrong!

10. He ………………………….. at the same school.

Correct! Wrong!

11. The prizes ……………………….. away by the chief guest.

Correct! Wrong!

12. We reached home to find water …………………………. down the walls.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. The boy was skating when he injured his leg.
  2. I was watering my plants when it started raining.
  3. I was cooking dinner when the lights went out.
  4. He was waiting for the bus when a speeding car ran over him.
  5. Don’t disturb him. He is preparing for his exam.
  6. I am meeting him in the afternoon.
  7. They are leaving tomorrow.
  8. He was having a bath when the doorbell rang.
  9. I woke up hearing a loud noise.
  10. He is still teaching at the same school.
  11. The prizes were given away by the chief guest.
  12. We reached home to find water dripping down the walls.
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