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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 629 · 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 “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  3. 3.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catch (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catching
  4. 4.Dev ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  5. 5.I ___ the train right now. (a) am take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  7. 7.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) is build (d) am building
  8. 8.The children ___ science right now. (a) are study (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) am studying
  9. 9.She ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is bake
  10. 10.___ Meera wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.___ he catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  14. 14.Rohan ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) is fly (d) are flying
  15. 15.___ Yash dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.___ my parents feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.___ the children baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  21. 21.___ he singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  23. 23.___ my brother carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  25. 25.Myra ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climb (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  26. 26.___ the children carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  28. 28.We ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) are fly (d) is flying
  29. 29.___ Ishaan planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.___ she throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.___ you building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ Zoya telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.She ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swim (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
  34. 34.Manav ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) is build (c) is building (d) are building
  35. 35.My sister ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
  36. 36.Dev ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) are wearing (d) is wear
  37. 37.___ she baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.___ she flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting

Answer key

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

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