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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 112 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (am / is / are + -ing): Time words: now, right now, at the moment, Look! I am + -ing; he / she / it / one name is + -ing; you / we / they are + -ing. -ing spelling: drop a silent e (dance → dancing); double one last consonant after one short vowel (swim → swimming, run → running).

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  1. 1.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  2. 2.___ you making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.We ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) are make (d) is making
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
  5. 5.Nisha ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) is throw (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  6. 6.He ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) is plant
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  8. 8.She ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  10. 10.She ___ a message at the moment. (a) is send (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) am sending
  11. 11.___ Rohan washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) are help
  13. 13.She ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feed (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  14. 14.He ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is draw (d) is drawing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  16. 16.___ they clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  18. 18.___ Sneha jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.___ he baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.___ I catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.___ you throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.I ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) am write (c) am writing (d) is writing
  23. 23.___ my brother feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  25. 25.Manav ___ for the team right now. (a) is clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  26. 26.___ my parents making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.___ you bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  28. 28.She ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) am writing (d) is writing
  29. 29.___ Arjun making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.My brother ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
  31. 31.We ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) are write
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  33. 33.We ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
  34. 34.___ he speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  36. 36.The children ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jog (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  37. 37.She ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  38. 38.___ you throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.___ Aarav swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.___ you winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

  1. speaking
  2. Are
  3. are making
  4. jogging
  5. is throwing
  6. is planting
  7. writing
  8. is baking
  9. cooking
  10. is sending
  11. Is
  12. are helping
  13. is feeding
  14. is drawing
  15. eating
  16. Are
  17. planting
  18. Is
  19. Is
  20. Am
  21. Are
  22. am writing
  23. Is
  24. bringing
  25. is clapping
  26. Are
  27. Are
  28. is writing
  29. Is
  30. is cooking
  31. are writing
  32. studying
  33. are catching
  34. Is
  35. going
  36. are jogging
  37. is cooking
  38. Are
  39. Is
  40. Are

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