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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 290 · 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 “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  2. 2.___ I planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) is build (d) are building
  4. 4.Kunal ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) is draw (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
  5. 5.I ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) am watch (c) am watching (d) are watching
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  9. 9.I ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) am tell (c) is telling (d) am telling
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  12. 12.___ Omkar washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.Farhan ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  15. 15.I ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) am wear (d) is wearing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  17. 17.___ Pooja winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.She ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) are flying
  19. 19.You ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) are ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  21. 21.You ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  22. 22.___ they flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  24. 24.Ishaan ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) is throw (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
  25. 25.My friends ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) are play
  26. 26.You ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
  27. 27.You ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buying
  28. 28.He ___ a story at the moment. (a) is tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  31. 31.___ they helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.My sister ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
  33. 33.___ she cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.___ Isha clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.___ you dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.Karan ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
  37. 37.___ my brother watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.My brother ___ the ball now. (a) is catch (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catching
  39. 39.He ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) is watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
  40. 40.___ Pooja carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

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

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