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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 258 · 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 “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  4. 4.He ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) is catch
  5. 5.You ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  7. 7.My brother ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is play (c) is playing (d) are playing
  8. 8.We ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  9. 9.They ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) are help
  10. 10.We ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  11. 11.___ I singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.___ they catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  15. 15.My cousins ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
  16. 16.___ my brother eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  18. 18.___ Ira flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  20. 20.My sister ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drink (d) is drinking
  21. 21.___ Aditya drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) are helping (d) am helping
  23. 23.___ Manav playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.___ my brother jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  27. 27.Diya ___ lunch right now. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  29. 29.___ Rohan taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.We ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) are write (d) am writing
  32. 32.___ my cousins building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.___ they playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  35. 35.Kunal ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
  36. 36.___ Tara catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  39. 39.___ my parents cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.She ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is study (c) is studying (d) are studying

Answer key

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

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