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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 282 · 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 “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  3. 3.You ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
  4. 4.They ___ a message now. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are sending
  5. 5.___ you speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.You ___ for the team now. (a) are clap (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
  7. 7.___ I winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.The students ___ to school at the moment. (a) are go (b) is going (c) am going (d) are going
  9. 9.___ you clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  11. 11.My parents ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  13. 13.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am building (d) is build
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  16. 16.I ___ for the team now. (a) am clap (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  17. 17.___ I drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.___ he singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.___ they throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.___ Tara eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.___ Kavya climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.We ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
  23. 23.My brother ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  24. 24.My brother ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) is cook
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  26. 26.___ Riya baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  28. 28.___ my brother baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) are throw (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  30. 30.___ they swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  33. 33.___ Riya dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.She ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  35. 35.We ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
  36. 36.The children ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wear (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  38. 38.___ my brother studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ Rahul studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. watching
  2. catching
  3. are cooking
  4. are sending
  5. Are
  6. are clapping
  7. Am
  8. are going
  9. Are
  10. flying
  11. are catching
  12. climbing
  13. is building
  14. winning
  15. feeding
  16. am clapping
  17. Am
  18. Is
  19. Are
  20. Is
  21. Is
  22. are washing
  23. is dancing
  24. is cooking
  25. planting
  26. Is
  27. sending
  28. Is
  29. are throwing
  30. Are
  31. baking
  32. cleaning
  33. Is
  34. is feeding
  35. are cooking
  36. are wearing
  37. throwing
  38. Is
  39. Is
  40. Are

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