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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 137 · 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 “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  3. 3.You ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
  4. 4.___ we taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  6. 6.My sister ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) is swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  7. 7.I ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carry (d) is carrying
  8. 8.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  11. 11.___ Isha washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.He ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) is speak (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  13. 13.___ the children cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.___ Saanvi speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.___ Aisha flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  17. 17.He ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) is drink (d) are drinking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  19. 19.I ___ in the park now. (a) am jog (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  20. 20.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is building (d) is build
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  22. 22.He ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  25. 25.You ___ on the stage now. (a) are dance (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
  26. 26.___ Aisha feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.I ___ for the team now. (a) am clap (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
  29. 29.___ we drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is running (c) is run (d) are running
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  32. 32.___ Dev throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.___ he playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.___ my sister going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  37. 37.___ my brother running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  39. 39.We ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) are bake (c) is baking (d) am baking
  40. 40.___ Priya cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. singing
  2. watching
  3. are flying
  4. Are
  5. riding
  6. is swimming
  7. am carrying
  8. Am
  9. helping
  10. wearing
  11. Is
  12. is speaking
  13. Are
  14. Is
  15. Is
  16. jogging
  17. is drinking
  18. winning
  19. am jogging
  20. is building
  21. sending
  22. is bringing
  23. dancing
  24. baking
  25. are dancing
  26. Is
  27. am clapping
  28. catching
  29. Are
  30. is running
  31. drawing
  32. Is
  33. Is
  34. Is
  35. flying
  36. planting
  37. Is
  38. eating
  39. are baking
  40. Is

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