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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 454 · 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 “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  2. 2.___ I telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.___ Kabir dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  5. 5.He ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is win (c) is winning (d) am winning
  6. 6.Aisha ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is run (b) are running (c) is running (d) am running
  7. 7.You ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  9. 9.The children ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are going (c) is going (d) are go
  10. 10.___ my parents studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.___ he cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.They ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
  13. 13.Kavya ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  15. 15.They ___ to school now. (a) are go (b) is going (c) am going (d) are going
  16. 16.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.___ Ishaan wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.They ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  20. 20.___ the children drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.She ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) is sing (d) is singing
  22. 22.We ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
  23. 23.___ we singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.___ she watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.___ he singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.___ my brother bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.___ you dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.___ she drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  30. 30.___ my cousins baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  33. 33.___ he making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.___ Farhan planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.You ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
  36. 36.___ Aarav drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.___ I running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.Neel ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) are writing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing

Answer key

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

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