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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 661 · 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 “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  2. 2.___ he making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.___ she flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  6. 6.We ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  8. 8.The children ___ cricket right now. (a) are play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
  9. 9.Kunal ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
  10. 10.___ my parents dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.___ my sister riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.___ we drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throw (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  14. 14.___ my friends helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.We ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) am baking
  16. 16.___ you taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.She ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  19. 19.___ my friends flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  21. 21.___ my brother feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.Aditya ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carry (d) am carrying
  23. 23.___ my friends singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.___ she writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  26. 26.___ Karan drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  28. 28.Saanvi ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is plant (d) is planting
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  30. 30.___ Priya making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.My friends ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) are catch (d) is catching
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  33. 33.You ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) are build (c) are building (d) am building
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
  35. 35.I ___ a cake right now. (a) am bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
  36. 36.___ I playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  39. 39.We ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are draw
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking

Answer key

  1. taking
  2. Is
  3. Is
  4. Are
  5. studying
  6. are carrying
  7. flying
  8. are playing
  9. is catching
  10. Are
  11. Is
  12. Are
  13. am throwing
  14. Are
  15. are baking
  16. Are
  17. is eating
  18. feeding
  19. Are
  20. going
  21. Is
  22. is carrying
  23. Are
  24. Is
  25. writing
  26. Is
  27. playing
  28. is planting
  29. catching
  30. Is
  31. are catching
  32. buying
  33. are building
  34. eating
  35. am baking
  36. Am
  37. planting
  38. jogging
  39. are drawing
  40. cooking

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