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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 225 · 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.She ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  3. 3.She ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eating
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  5. 5.He ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) are making (c) is make (d) is making
  6. 6.You ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) are go (c) is going (d) are going
  7. 7.Isha ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is bake
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  9. 9.She ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is clean
  10. 10.___ you dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.___ Ananya planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.We ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  14. 14.You ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are plant (d) are planting
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  16. 16.My cousins ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
  17. 17.I ___ a message at the moment. (a) am send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
  18. 18.___ they eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.You ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) are sing (d) am singing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  23. 23.___ we flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  26. 26.___ she building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  28. 28.___ he eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.She ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) is sing (d) are singing
  31. 31.We ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) are clap
  32. 32.___ we playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.I ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) am draw (d) are drawing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  35. 35.___ he clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.My sister ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) is catch
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  38. 38.___ my brother drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.I ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
  40. 40.You ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) are make (c) am making (d) is making

Answer key

  1. is baking
  2. climbing
  3. is eating
  4. flying
  5. is making
  6. are going
  7. is baking
  8. going
  9. is cleaning
  10. Are
  11. Is
  12. Is
  13. are singing
  14. are planting
  15. drawing
  16. are playing
  17. am sending
  18. Are
  19. are singing
  20. planting
  21. winning
  22. sending
  23. Are
  24. dancing
  25. feeding
  26. Is
  27. running
  28. Is
  29. Are
  30. is singing
  31. are clapping
  32. Are
  33. am drawing
  34. watching
  35. Is
  36. is catching
  37. singing
  38. Is
  39. am helping
  40. are making

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