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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 509 · 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 “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  2. 2.You ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  3. 3.We ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) are send (d) are sending
  4. 4.___ she carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.___ my friends carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  7. 7.You ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
  8. 8.They ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am playing
  9. 9.We ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  10. 10.He ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
  11. 11.My sister ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) am writing
  12. 12.She ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) is throw (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
  13. 13.___ he making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.___ Ira riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.___ he planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  17. 17.The children ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speak
  18. 18.___ I singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  20. 20.I ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) am jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  21. 21.She ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  23. 23.He ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are making (d) is make
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  25. 25.My brother ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) is study (d) are studying
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  27. 27.___ we dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.My sister ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
  29. 29.___ I sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.___ I playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.You ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) is studying
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  36. 36.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watch
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  39. 39.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.Pooja ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing

Answer key

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

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