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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 306 · 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) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  2. 2.My brother ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is make (c) are making (d) is making
  3. 3.Arjun ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
  4. 4.___ Ira studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.___ the students helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  10. 10.She ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) is fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
  11. 11.___ the students wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are building (d) are build
  13. 13.You ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  15. 15.___ he cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.___ they studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.Manav ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
  18. 18.My parents ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  20. 20.I ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) am plant (d) are planting
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  23. 23.___ I planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  25. 25.They ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  26. 26.He ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) is draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  27. 27.You ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) are throw (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  30. 30.They ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is flying
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  32. 32.They ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  34. 34.You ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  35. 35.___ Arjun buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.She ___ a song now. (a) is sing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are singing
  37. 37.Kabir ___ to school at the moment. (a) is go (b) is going (c) am going (d) are going
  38. 38.___ she clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.___ the children winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.___ my brother catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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