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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 452 · 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 “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  2. 2.___ you flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.We ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
  4. 4.___ Aarav drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
  7. 7.You ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) are eat
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  9. 9.Kunal ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are going (d) is go
  10. 10.___ you drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.___ I making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.___ he writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.___ he telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.You ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  15. 15.___ Ananya catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  18. 18.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  19. 19.My brother ___ milk now. (a) is drink (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
  20. 20.I ___ a cap now. (a) am wear (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  22. 22.Sneha ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
  23. 23.___ you washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.___ Rohan studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.We ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) is baking
  26. 26.My sister ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) is taking
  27. 27.My brother ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  28. 28.___ Aditya riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am play
  30. 30.I ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) am draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  32. 32.___ she making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.My sister ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) is watch
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  37. 37.The children ___ a message right now. (a) are send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending
  38. 38.___ we dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing

Answer key

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

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