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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 463 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  4. 4.___ Yash washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.Aarav ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
  6. 6.___ my cousins cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.She ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  8. 8.He ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) is writing
  9. 9.You ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) is baking
  10. 10.Kavya ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feed (d) is feeding
  11. 11.___ I swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  13. 13.My sister ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) is catch
  14. 14.___ they catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.___ I cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  18. 18.We ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  19. 19.___ Pooja running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.___ Myra wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.You ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  22. 22.___ my sister speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  24. 24.You ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  26. 26.The students ___ science right now. (a) are study (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) are studying
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  28. 28.Isha ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is ride (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) is riding
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  30. 30.___ the children wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  32. 32.My brother ___ a tree now. (a) is climb (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  34. 34.We ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) are win
  35. 35.___ they sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.___ they watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.___ she winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.She ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing

Answer key

  1. drinking
  2. winning
  3. speaking
  4. Is
  5. is carrying
  6. Are
  7. is dancing
  8. is writing
  9. are baking
  10. is feeding
  11. Am
  12. building
  13. is catching
  14. Are
  15. Am
  16. baking
  17. dancing
  18. are cooking
  19. Is
  20. Is
  21. are climbing
  22. Is
  23. singing
  24. are singing
  25. helping
  26. are studying
  27. watching
  28. is riding
  29. wearing
  30. Are
  31. running
  32. is climbing
  33. eating
  34. are winning
  35. Are
  36. Are
  37. Are
  38. Is
  39. is bringing
  40. cooking

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