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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 256 · 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.You ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) are washing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  3. 3.We ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) are send
  4. 4.You ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  6. 6.Yash ___ a cake right now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  9. 9.They ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
  10. 10.You ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  12. 12.The children ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  13. 13.___ Kabir flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.___ I singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.We ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
  16. 16.___ Sneha going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.The students ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are play (d) are playing
  18. 18.___ you swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  20. 20.___ I watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.My parents ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
  22. 22.___ my sister flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.___ Isha helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  25. 25.She ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) is fly
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  28. 28.The children ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are run (d) are running
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  31. 31.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  32. 32.They ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swim
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  34. 34.___ Karan cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  36. 36.___ she planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.___ he cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.She ___ a cake right now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  39. 39.My sister ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) am planting (d) is planting
  40. 40.They ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) are ride

Answer key

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

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