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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 440 · 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 “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  2. 2.___ she catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.We ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  4. 4.We ___ a tree now. (a) are climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  5. 5.We ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  6. 6.I ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cook (d) are cooking
  7. 7.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.___ Vivaan riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.___ the children sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.She ___ the dog right now. (a) is feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  11. 11.___ my sister drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  15. 15.She ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is send
  16. 16.Yash ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  18. 18.He ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) are playing
  19. 19.She ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) is buying
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  21. 21.Farhan ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clap (d) is clapping
  22. 22.___ you eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.___ Ira helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.___ she flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  26. 26.___ you playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.___ I going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  29. 29.You ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bring
  30. 30.___ he bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.You ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  32. 32.She ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  34. 34.Tara ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feed (d) are feeding
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  36. 36.Isha ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) is clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  37. 37.___ he buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.___ my cousins riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.___ she winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running

Answer key

  1. drinking
  2. Is
  3. are dancing
  4. are climbing
  5. are cooking
  6. am cooking
  7. Am
  8. Is
  9. Are
  10. is feeding
  11. Is
  12. going
  13. eating
  14. writing
  15. is sending
  16. is cleaning
  17. clapping
  18. is playing
  19. is buying
  20. dancing
  21. is clapping
  22. Are
  23. Is
  24. Is
  25. winning
  26. Are
  27. Am
  28. taking
  29. are bringing
  30. Is
  31. are baking
  32. is cooking
  33. drawing
  34. is feeding
  35. bringing
  36. is clapping
  37. Is
  38. Are
  39. Is
  40. running

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