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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 426 · 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 “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  2. 2.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is running (d) is run
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  4. 4.I ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jog (d) am jogging
  5. 5.___ he feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.___ you riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.___ my brother baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
  9. 9.___ they catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  11. 11.We ___ a cap right now. (a) are wear (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  12. 12.He ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  14. 14.I ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wear (d) am wearing
  15. 15.___ he swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  18. 18.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
  19. 19.She ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  21. 21.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) is watch (d) are watching
  22. 22.My cousins ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) are dance
  23. 23.Ishaan ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) are washing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  25. 25.They ___ tea right now. (a) are make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  27. 27.___ you baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.___ she taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.___ we baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  33. 33.He ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) is helping (d) are helping
  34. 34.We ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) are take (c) is taking (d) are taking
  35. 35.They ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) are swim (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
  36. 36.___ I drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.I ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) am send
  38. 38.Manav ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) is clap
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  40. 40.Saanvi ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) is drink

Answer key

  1. wearing
  2. is running
  3. baking
  4. am jogging
  5. Is
  6. Are
  7. Is
  8. cleaning
  9. Are
  10. taking
  11. are wearing
  12. is dancing
  13. writing
  14. am wearing
  15. Is
  16. telling
  17. speaking
  18. are washing
  19. is drawing
  20. sending
  21. is watching
  22. are dancing
  23. is washing
  24. planting
  25. are making
  26. jogging
  27. Are
  28. Is
  29. Are
  30. singing
  31. helping
  32. climbing
  33. is helping
  34. are taking
  35. are swimming
  36. Am
  37. am sending
  38. is clapping
  39. feeding
  40. is drinking

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