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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 125 · 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 “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  3. 3.___ Ishaan studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.___ you throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.___ my friends taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
  7. 7.___ he catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.He ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) is climb
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  11. 11.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) is flying
  12. 12.My cousins ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) are sing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  13. 13.My brother ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) is win (c) are winning (d) am winning
  14. 14.Sneha ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  16. 16.She ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) is playing
  17. 17.He ___ a cake right now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  18. 18.___ my parents flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.Yash ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drink (d) are drinking
  20. 20.My cousins ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
  21. 21.We ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
  22. 22.You ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) are win (c) is winning (d) am winning
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  24. 24.You ___ milk right now. (a) are drink (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  25. 25.___ we wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.You ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) is baking
  27. 27.___ we riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climb
  29. 29.Arjun ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is study (c) is studying (d) are studying
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  31. 31.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) are ride
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  33. 33.___ you catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.Pooja ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) are playing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
  36. 36.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) are catch (d) is catching
  37. 37.We ___ vegetables now. (a) are buy (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buying
  38. 38.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ my sister riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.I ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) am eat (d) is eating

Answer key

  1. cooking
  2. running
  3. Is
  4. Are
  5. Are
  6. taking
  7. Is
  8. is climbing
  9. flying
  10. helping
  11. is flying
  12. are singing
  13. is winning
  14. is planting
  15. throwing
  16. is playing
  17. is baking
  18. Are
  19. is drinking
  20. are carrying
  21. are cleaning
  22. are winning
  23. making
  24. are drinking
  25. Are
  26. are baking
  27. Are
  28. is climbing
  29. is studying
  30. winning
  31. are riding
  32. eating
  33. Are
  34. is playing
  35. drinking
  36. are catching
  37. are buying
  38. Is
  39. Is
  40. am eating

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