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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 623 · 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 “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  2. 2.___ we telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.I ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) am fly (d) is flying
  4. 4.Manav ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) is buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
  5. 5.We ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speak
  6. 6.___ we planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.She ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) is bake
  8. 8.___ he going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  10. 10.___ Dev wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.You ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  13. 13.I ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) am bring (d) are bringing
  14. 14.___ the children catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  16. 16.I ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) am swim (d) is swimming
  17. 17.My friends ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  20. 20.___ they climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  22. 22.They ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  23. 23.___ Aisha singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
  27. 27.You ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  29. 29.She ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) is buy (c) am buying (d) is buying
  30. 30.___ I bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.Ananya ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) am washing
  32. 32.___ we building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.___ we carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  36. 36.___ I climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.___ my brother studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  39. 39.Diya ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) is tell (d) are telling
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting

Answer key

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

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