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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 650 · 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 “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  2. 2.Ananya ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dance
  3. 3.___ they dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.___ you feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  7. 7.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) am building (d) is build
  8. 8.You ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carry (d) am carrying
  9. 9.He ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) am making (c) are making (d) is making
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  11. 11.She ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) is take
  12. 12.I ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) am write (d) am writing
  13. 13.Yash ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) is tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  16. 16.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  18. 18.They ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) are tell (d) is telling
  19. 19.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.Pooja ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
  21. 21.They ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) are send (c) are sending (d) am sending
  22. 22.Yash ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) is flying
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  24. 24.Kunal ___ cricket right now. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  26. 26.My parents ___ vegetables now. (a) are buy (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buying
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  28. 28.They ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) am running (c) is running (d) are running
  29. 29.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.___ she drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  34. 34.___ I eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
  36. 36.Neel ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
  37. 37.I ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  39. 39.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.___ my cousins telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

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

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