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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 14 · 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 “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  3. 3.You ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  4. 4.They ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) are tell
  5. 5.Kabir ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is build (d) is building
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  9. 9.___ they riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
  11. 11.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.We ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  14. 14.___ Sneha climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.They ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
  16. 16.You ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are bake (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) are baking
  17. 17.My friends ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eat (c) are eating (d) am eating
  18. 18.___ my brother wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  20. 20.The children ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) are win (d) am winning
  21. 21.___ you sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  23. 23.___ you feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.My cousins ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) are carry (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
  25. 25.You ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  26. 26.___ Meera cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.___ you cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.___ you climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.___ Kunal swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.Isha ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speak (d) are speaking
  31. 31.___ Saanvi planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.My friends ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are building (d) are build
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  37. 37.The children ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) are wash (c) are washing (d) am washing
  38. 38.He ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throw
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  40. 40.___ we cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

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

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