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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 270 · 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 “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  2. 2.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is build (d) is building
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  4. 4.He ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) am swimming
  5. 5.___ my brother feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.You ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) are draw
  7. 7.She ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
  8. 8.We ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  10. 10.She ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) are cleaning
  11. 11.___ Neel cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  15. 15.___ he swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.My cousins ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
  17. 17.My sister ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) am riding
  18. 18.Diya ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) am writing
  19. 19.___ my brother swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  21. 21.___ he singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  25. 25.He ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  29. 29.___ you telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.___ Riya drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  32. 32.___ my brother drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.He ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throw
  34. 34.Zoya ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) is watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
  35. 35.They ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  36. 36.I ___ tea right now. (a) am make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  38. 38.___ you helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  40. 40.You ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) am telling

Answer key

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

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