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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 322 · 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.___ he drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
  5. 5.You ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cook (d) am cooking
  6. 6.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) am catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  8. 8.He ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is run (d) is running
  9. 9.___ he writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  11. 11.___ Kunal cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  13. 13.I ___ a song now. (a) am sing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  14. 14.You ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) are help
  15. 15.My brother ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) am watching (d) is watching
  16. 16.You ___ for the team now. (a) are clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  18. 18.My cousins ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) are sing (d) is singing
  19. 19.___ Vivaan cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.___ my cousins drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  25. 25.___ my parents planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.My sister ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) is tell
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  28. 28.___ I feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.He ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is win (c) am winning (d) is winning
  30. 30.The children ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) are tell (c) is telling (d) am telling
  31. 31.They ___ a cake right now. (a) are bake (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is baking
  32. 32.My sister ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) is go
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  35. 35.___ I catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  37. 37.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.___ they drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  40. 40.We ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) are plant

Answer key

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

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