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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 143 · 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.We ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) are send (c) is sending (d) are sending
  3. 3.They ___ the ball right now. (a) are throw (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  5. 5.You ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  7. 7.My sister ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) is making (c) is make (d) am making
  8. 8.___ Meera jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  11. 11.We ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) are fly (d) am flying
  12. 12.___ we dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.___ Pooja drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.They ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
  15. 15.Tara ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) are sending
  16. 16.___ we climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.___ you bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) am planting (d) is planting
  19. 19.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
  20. 20.___ they flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.I ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am bake (d) am baking
  22. 22.___ Myra writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.___ my friends singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ you feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.___ I eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  27. 27.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watch (d) am watching
  28. 28.Kavya ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  30. 30.We ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) am winning
  31. 31.They ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buy (c) is buying (d) are buying
  32. 32.We ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  33. 33.You ___ tea right now. (a) are make (b) am making (c) are making (d) is making
  34. 34.___ Ishaan running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.___ she flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.You ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) am running (c) is running (d) are running
  37. 37.___ they washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.___ he climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.___ Yash bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing

Answer key

  1. speaking
  2. are sending
  3. are throwing
  4. running
  5. are baking
  6. clapping
  7. is making
  8. Is
  9. Are
  10. washing
  11. are flying
  12. Are
  13. Is
  14. are making
  15. is sending
  16. Are
  17. Are
  18. is planting
  19. are throwing
  20. Are
  21. am baking
  22. Is
  23. Are
  24. Are
  25. Am
  26. climbing
  27. am watching
  28. is wearing
  29. making
  30. are winning
  31. are buying
  32. are flying
  33. are making
  34. Is
  35. Is
  36. are running
  37. Are
  38. Is
  39. Is
  40. flying

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