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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 568 · 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 “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  2. 2.They ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  4. 4.___ my parents watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.___ my friends writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.___ they buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.___ they jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.She ___ milk now. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
  9. 9.You ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climb (d) am climbing
  10. 10.The children ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
  11. 11.They ___ tea at the moment. (a) are make (b) am making (c) are making (d) is making
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  13. 13.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.She ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) are eating
  15. 15.She ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) is draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  16. 16.We ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is playing
  17. 17.He ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
  18. 18.She ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) is send
  19. 19.You ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  21. 21.___ we feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.Zoya ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is send
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  25. 25.___ Vivaan going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.___ my sister sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  28. 28.I ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) am throw (d) are throwing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  30. 30.Manav ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) is playing
  31. 31.You ___ tea now. (a) are make (b) am making (c) is making (d) are making
  32. 32.They ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  34. 34.My sister ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  36. 36.Manav ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  37. 37.___ they catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  40. 40.___ Pooja wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. flying
  2. are baking
  3. feeding
  4. Are
  5. Are
  6. Are
  7. Are
  8. is drinking
  9. are climbing
  10. are helping
  11. are making
  12. playing
  13. Am
  14. is eating
  15. is drawing
  16. are playing
  17. is dancing
  18. is sending
  19. are planting
  20. running
  21. Are
  22. is sending
  23. eating
  24. watching
  25. Is
  26. Is
  27. swimming
  28. am throwing
  29. carrying
  30. is playing
  31. are making
  32. are cleaning
  33. bringing
  34. is dancing
  35. wearing
  36. is jogging
  37. Are
  38. helping
  39. clapping
  40. Is

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