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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 121 · 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 “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  4. 4.___ Ananya jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.___ I riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.The students ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  8. 8.I ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) am ride (d) am riding
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  10. 10.She ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
  11. 11.We ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  15. 15.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climb
  16. 16.___ you going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.___ she throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  19. 19.___ she speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.You ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are run (d) are running
  21. 21.My sister ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  22. 22.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) am buy (d) are buying
  23. 23.They ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throw (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  26. 26.___ he washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.I ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) am wash (c) is washing (d) are washing
  28. 28.I ___ a cake right now. (a) am bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking
  29. 29.She ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  30. 30.___ I watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.___ you throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  34. 34.___ Kabir riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.___ she winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.I ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) am go
  37. 37.___ we building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.My sister ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  40. 40.She ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going

Answer key

  1. sending
  2. watching
  3. studying
  4. Is
  5. Am
  6. are cleaning
  7. climbing
  8. am riding
  9. dancing
  10. is eating
  11. are carrying
  12. swimming
  13. carrying
  14. making
  15. are climbing
  16. Are
  17. Is
  18. clapping
  19. Is
  20. are running
  21. is jogging
  22. am buying
  23. are throwing
  24. taking
  25. telling
  26. Is
  27. am washing
  28. am baking
  29. is cooking
  30. Am
  31. Are
  32. feeding
  33. cooking
  34. Is
  35. Is
  36. am going
  37. Are
  38. is jogging
  39. throwing
  40. is going

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