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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 309 · 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 “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  2. 2.___ he riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.She ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) is feed (d) am feeding
  4. 4.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.He ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) is buy (c) is buying (d) are buying
  6. 6.___ you clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.We ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
  8. 8.We ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) am speaking
  9. 9.___ she wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.___ my cousins catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.___ my sister carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  16. 16.Karan ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
  17. 17.___ you drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  20. 20.We ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) are help
  21. 21.___ you feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  23. 23.My sister ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) is tell (d) am telling
  24. 24.You ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) are win (c) am winning (d) is winning
  25. 25.Kunal ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
  26. 26.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
  27. 27.She ___ the ball right now. (a) is throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  29. 29.___ I flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.___ my friends studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  32. 32.___ they dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  34. 34.We ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) are go (c) am going (d) is going
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  36. 36.He ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  38. 38.I ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) am take
  39. 39.___ my friends buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.You ___ a tree now. (a) are climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing

Answer key

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

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