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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 6 · 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) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
  2. 2.___ my sister carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.Isha ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is running (d) is run
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  5. 5.You ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
  6. 6.My friends ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
  7. 7.___ Arjun jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  9. 9.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
  10. 10.They ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is making (d) are make
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  13. 13.___ she sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.___ my friends jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.We ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  16. 16.___ Rahul drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  18. 18.You ___ for the team now. (a) are clap (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  20. 20.They ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clap
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  22. 22.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.___ they going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.My sister ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  26. 26.We ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  28. 28.I ___ the match now. (a) am win (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are winning
  29. 29.___ my friends riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.___ we making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.___ she planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.___ Omkar playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.___ we sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  36. 36.___ my brother singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.___ you dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  39. 39.He ___ the ball right now. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) am catching
  40. 40.___ I swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

  1. riding
  2. Is
  3. is running
  4. writing
  5. are feeding
  6. are planting
  7. Is
  8. baking
  9. are watching
  10. are making
  11. singing
  12. cleaning
  13. Is
  14. Are
  15. are carrying
  16. Is
  17. making
  18. are clapping
  19. wearing
  20. are clapping
  21. telling
  22. Are
  23. Are
  24. is jogging
  25. watching
  26. are clapping
  27. cooking
  28. am winning
  29. Are
  30. Are
  31. Is
  32. Is
  33. Are
  34. winning
  35. jogging
  36. Is
  37. Are
  38. carrying
  39. is catching
  40. Am

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