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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 269 · 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 baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  4. 4.You ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
  5. 5.Zoya ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) is speak (d) are speaking
  6. 6.We ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) are sing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  8. 8.I ___ a cake right now. (a) am bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  10. 10.___ Yash swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.___ they throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.___ you making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.I ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) am draw
  14. 14.We ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  16. 16.Isha ___ on the stage now. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  17. 17.___ you riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.___ Meera eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
  20. 20.My brother ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) is feed
  21. 21.___ she building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.We ___ the train right now. (a) am taking (b) are take (c) is taking (d) are taking
  23. 23.Aditya ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  24. 24.She ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) is help
  25. 25.___ Kabir watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.My parents ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) am playing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  28. 28.The children ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  32. 32.Pooja ___ the dishes now. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
  33. 33.I ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are building (d) am build
  34. 34.You ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  35. 35.___ they feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  37. 37.___ you jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.The children ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) are win
  39. 39.We ___ to school now. (a) are go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
  40. 40.___ Kabir watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

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

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