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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 585 · 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 “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  3. 3.___ Saanvi singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.My sister ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  5. 5.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  8. 8.___ they jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.Ishaan ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is bake
  10. 10.___ he planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.You ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) are dance
  12. 12.___ we drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.My sister ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  15. 15.___ I singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  17. 17.My sister ___ the ball now. (a) is throw (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  22. 22.___ you winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.___ Farhan flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  25. 25.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is run (c) are running (d) is running
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  28. 28.___ my sister telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.My parents ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) are wash
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  31. 31.They ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wear (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
  32. 32.___ he building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.___ my brother wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.You ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climb (d) am climbing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  36. 36.___ Meera cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  38. 38.Aarav ___ for the team right now. (a) is clap (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
  39. 39.My friends ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) are build (c) is building (d) are building
  40. 40.She ___ a mango right now. (a) is eat (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) am eating

Answer key

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

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