Continuous tenses exercise

Name : MARIA MELAYANTI DEWI NPM: 2043700380

A. Complete the sentence with Present Continuous tense using the verb in the brackets

Example: Doni (play) __________ mobile game in his room 🡪 Doni is playing game in his room

1. Mom (cook) __________ dinner in the kitchen now.  Mom is cooking dinner in the kitchen now.

2. The students (take) __________ the final test in room 107.  The students are taking the final test in
room 107.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) __________.  Shhhh! Be quiet! John is sleeping.

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) __________ outside.  Don’t forget to take your
umbrella. It is raining outside.

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) __________, can you speak louder?  I’m sorry I can’t hear what
you are saying.

7. Ben and Jen (watch) __________ the new action movie.  Ben and Jen are watching the new action
movie.

8. The movie (play) __________ on TV at the moment.  The movie is playing on TV at the moment.

9. I (do) __________ my homework right now.  I am doing my homework right now.

10. He (read) __________ a book about English.  He is reading a book about English.

B. Complete the sentence with Past Continuous tense using the verb in the brackets

Example: Doni (sleep) __________ when Toni came home 🡪 Doni was sleeping when Toni came home.

1. Mom (cook) __________ dinner when dad arrived home.  Mom was cooking dinner when dad
arrived home.

2. The students (do) __________ the final test when the power came down yesterday.  The students
were doing the final test when the power came down yesterday.

3. I (watch) __________TV at 9.30 PM last night.  I was watching TV at 9.30 PM last night.

4. It (rain) __________ this morning at 7AM.  It was raining this morning at 7 AM.

6. I couldn’t hear what you (say) __________ last night, can you tell me again now?  I couldn’t hear
what you were saying last night, can you tell me again now?
7. Ben and Jen (watch) __________ the new action movie last night when the earthquake happened. 
Ben and Jen were watching the new action movie last night when the earthquake happened.

8. The movie (play) __________ on TV at this time yesterday.  The movie was playing on TV at this
time yesterday.

9. I (do) __________ my homework when you called me yesterday.  I was doing my homework when
you called me yesterday.

10. He still (read) __________ a novel at midnight.  He still was reading a novel at midnight.

C. Make your own sentences, 5 sentences in Present Continuous, and 5 sentences in Past continuous

Present continuous

1. My brother is washing a car with my dad.

2. My sister is shopping some fruit with me.

3. I am cutting my hair at the salon.

4. You are posting a new photo at Instagram.

5. We are watching horror movie right now.

Past Continuous

6. My brother was washing a car yesterday.

7. My sister was shopping some fruit at 8 AM.

8. I was cutting my hair at the salon last night.

9. You were posting a new photo at Instagram this morning at 6 AM.

10. We were watching horror movie at midnight.