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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 435 · 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 “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  5. 5.___ Kabir jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  8. 8.___ Riya sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.___ you taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.___ he riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am wash
  12. 12.You ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) are ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
  13. 13.___ my sister telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  15. 15.My brother ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) is help
  16. 16.He ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) are cleaning
  17. 17.Ira ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climb
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  20. 20.She ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
  21. 21.You ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
  22. 22.Aarav ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) is drink (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  24. 24.___ we baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.___ my brother carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  27. 27.___ Priya drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
  29. 29.The students ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) are going (c) are go (d) is going
  30. 30.We ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are run (c) are running (d) am running
  31. 31.___ she playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ Karan winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.You ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  36. 36.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.My friends ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  38. 38.Kavya ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  39. 39.My friends ___ the ball now. (a) are throw (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  40. 40.___ he throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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