Present Past and Future Continuous Tense Exercises for Class 6, worksheet of Elementary English Grammar with solution for online practice.
Fill in the blanks with the present continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.
Fill in the blanks with the past continuous form of the verbs given in brackets.
Fill in the blanks with the correct future continuous form of verbs (given in brackets)
Find the opposites of the verbs given in the box below in the crossword given.
Cry:
- Present Continuous: She is crying because she lost her favorite toy.
- Past Continuous: He was crying when the movie ended.
- Future Continuous: They will be crying tears of joy at the wedding tomorrow.
Enter:
- Present Continuous: He is entering the building right now.
- Past Continuous: She was entering the room when the phone rang.
- Future Continuous: We will be entering the conference hall when the event starts.
Come:
- Present Continuous: They are coming over for dinner tonight.
- Past Continuous: She was coming home when it started to rain.
- Future Continuous: He will be coming to visit us next weekend.
Exercise 20.6 Read the following situation and ask questions to solve the problem. Remember to use past continuous form in question and answers.
Situation
You are a detective for the police Department. You need to interrogate a suspect who has “won” rupees one crore from the Royal Palace Casino. You believe that he stole the money with the help of the casino’s employee. Find out how! Be sure to ask him/her questions about the timeline of his/her day, starting from the moment he/she got up until you arrested him/her.
Answers:
1. What were you doing when you first woke up that morning?
“I was having breakfast.”
2. Where were you when you were having breakfast?
“I was at home.”
3. Were you alone or with someone else during breakfast?
“I was with my family.”
4. What were you doing after breakfast?
“I was preparing to leave for the casino.”
5. Were you alone when you were preparing to leave for the casino?
“Yes, I was alone.”
6. What were you doing once you arrived at the casino?
“I was meeting some friends and then we started playing.”
7. Were you playing games all the time or did you do something else?
“I was playing games with my friends.”
8. Were you playing games all the time or did you do something else?
“I was playing games with my friends.”
9. What were you and the casino employee discussing during the game?
“We were discussing the game and how to play better.”
10. What were you doing just before you won the money?
“I was placing a bet on a game.”
11. Did you notice if the casino employee was doing anything unusual at that time?
“No, I didn’t notice anything unusual.”
12. What were you doing after you won the money?
“I was celebrating with my friends.”
13. Were you in contact with the casino employee after you won the money?
“Yes, I was talking to him about the win.”
14. What were you doing from the time you left the casino until we arrested you?
“I was going home and then I was resting.”
15. Were you alone or with someone after you left the casino?
“I was alone.”