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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 299 · 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 “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  2. 2.___ she jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  5. 5.___ they carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  8. 8.___ she wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  10. 10.___ they cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.___ she helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.___ we throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.Kabir ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) is wash
  14. 14.___ I going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  16. 16.___ Kavya throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.___ Kunal studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  19. 19.I ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) am carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  20. 20.They ___ science now. (a) are study (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are studying
  21. 21.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) am jog
  22. 22.He ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  24. 24.___ Rohan bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.Rohan ___ in the park right now. (a) is run (b) is running (c) am running (d) are running
  26. 26.___ they drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.___ they riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.___ she throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.I ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) is building (c) am building (d) am build
  30. 30.You ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
  31. 31.___ she cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  35. 35.She ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  36. 36.Saanvi ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
  37. 37.Aarav ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feed (d) is feeding
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  39. 39.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing

Answer key

  1. carrying
  2. Is
  3. going
  4. washing
  5. Are
  6. dancing
  7. catching
  8. Is
  9. baking
  10. Are
  11. Is
  12. Are
  13. is washing
  14. Am
  15. playing
  16. Is
  17. Is
  18. planting
  19. am carrying
  20. are studying
  21. am jogging
  22. is swimming
  23. wearing
  24. Is
  25. is running
  26. Are
  27. Are
  28. Is
  29. am building
  30. are telling
  31. Is
  32. cooking
  33. eating
  34. feeding
  35. is baking
  36. is wearing
  37. is feeding
  38. winning
  39. Are
  40. writing

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