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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 647 · 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) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  3. 3.___ I studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.Aditya ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is draw (d) is drawing
  5. 5.My sister ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) is feed
  6. 6.___ they telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.___ you bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  11. 11.___ my parents wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  14. 14.He ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  17. 17.We ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wear (b) am wearing (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
  18. 18.They ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) are help (d) am helping
  19. 19.Priya ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) is win (d) are winning
  20. 20.___ you washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.___ we playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.You ___ tea now. (a) are make (b) are making (c) am making (d) is making
  23. 23.___ she washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.She ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) is helping (d) are helping
  25. 25.We ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are plant (d) are planting
  26. 26.___ they cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  28. 28.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.You ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  30. 30.___ he playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ my brother jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.My cousins ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  34. 34.He ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) is clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  36. 36.___ Ira jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.You ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  38. 38.___ he dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  40. 40.___ Kabir making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

  1. making
  2. swimming
  3. Am
  4. is drawing
  5. is feeding
  6. Are
  7. Are
  8. Am
  9. cooking
  10. climbing
  11. Are
  12. throwing
  13. jogging
  14. is speaking
  15. washing
  16. drawing
  17. are wearing
  18. are helping
  19. is winning
  20. Are
  21. Are
  22. are making
  23. Is
  24. is helping
  25. are planting
  26. Are
  27. winning
  28. Are
  29. are dancing
  30. Is
  31. Is
  32. are buying
  33. feeding
  34. is clapping
  35. playing
  36. Is
  37. are baking
  38. Is
  39. writing
  40. Is

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