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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 592 · 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 “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  2. 2.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.You ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) are clean (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  5. 5.He ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) is watch
  6. 6.Arjun ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) am catching
  7. 7.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.She ___ a tree right now. (a) is climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  10. 10.___ we baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.You ___ to school at the moment. (a) are go (b) are going (c) is going (d) am going
  13. 13.___ Neel cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.She ___ cricket right now. (a) is play (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are playing
  15. 15.They ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  17. 17.I ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am help
  18. 18.We ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) are bring (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  19. 19.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jog (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  21. 21.You ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) are draw
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  23. 23.They ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  25. 25.I ___ a cake now. (a) am bake (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) are baking
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  28. 28.He ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
  29. 29.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  30. 30.___ my sister bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  33. 33.___ you taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  35. 35.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) am watching
  36. 36.___ we throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.I ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) am draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  38. 38.___ you studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing

Answer key

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

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