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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 601 · 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 “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  3. 3.I ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) am clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  5. 5.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.___ she telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.My sister ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  8. 8.___ we running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.Riya ___ a song at the moment. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  10. 10.___ you winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) am catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
  12. 12.___ my friends washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
  14. 14.___ you winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.He ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
  16. 16.Diya ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) is feed
  17. 17.___ my sister cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.___ Neel swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.My cousins ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) are sing
  21. 21.Karan ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) are throwing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  23. 23.He ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) am swimming
  24. 24.___ Aarav flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.I ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) am play
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  28. 28.___ they catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  30. 30.They ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) are sing (d) is singing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  32. 32.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are write (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) are writing
  33. 33.You ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  35. 35.___ I running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  39. 39.___ my brother building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.He ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) is bring

Answer key

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

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