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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 255 · 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 “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  2. 2.They ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
  3. 3.___ they winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  5. 5.You ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) are help (c) is helping (d) are helping
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  7. 7.Kavya ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
  8. 8.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.You ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) are speak (d) is speaking
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  12. 12.She ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) is play
  13. 13.She ___ science at the moment. (a) is study (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) are studying
  14. 14.You ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) are bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  17. 17.The children ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) are tell (d) is telling
  18. 18.___ they telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  20. 20.Zoya ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) am taking
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  22. 22.He ___ lunch now. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  23. 23.___ we playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.We ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) are feed (d) is feeding
  25. 25.They ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) are speak (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
  26. 26.___ my sister bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  29. 29.They ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are wash
  30. 30.___ they planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.They ___ tea right now. (a) are make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
  32. 32.My brother ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  35. 35.I ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) am study (c) is studying (d) are studying
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  37. 37.___ she playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  39. 39.___ she washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.My brother ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) is make (c) am making (d) are making

Answer key

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

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