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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 305 · 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 “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  2. 2.Dev ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
  3. 3.I ___ the ball right now. (a) am catch (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catching
  4. 4.Vivaan ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  8. 8.___ Aditya flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.We ___ the dishes now. (a) are wash (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
  10. 10.He ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
  11. 11.___ she flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.___ the students cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.My brother ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  15. 15.___ he playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.___ we planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.___ you carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  20. 20.She ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) are throwing
  21. 21.___ Isha studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  25. 25.I ___ a cake right now. (a) am bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  28. 28.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  30. 30.___ Aisha studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  33. 33.___ we winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.We ___ vegetables now. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
  35. 35.My sister ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  37. 37.___ Kunal dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.My sister ___ the ball now. (a) is catch (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) am catching
  39. 39.My cousins ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) are send (c) are sending (d) is sending
  40. 40.Ananya ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) am flying (d) is flying

Answer key

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

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