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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 674 · 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 “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  6. 6.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
  7. 7.___ he building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  10. 10.___ Priya helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.___ she drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  13. 13.___ he helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.She ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) is swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  15. 15.___ we running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.They ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are ride (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) are riding
  17. 17.I ___ the dog right now. (a) am feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  19. 19.Omkar ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  20. 20.You ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) am winning
  21. 21.She ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  23. 23.___ my brother cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  26. 26.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) are ride (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) are riding
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  28. 28.___ Farhan clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.___ my brother baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  31. 31.___ he speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.___ Ira cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  34. 34.I ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) am win (c) am winning (d) is winning
  35. 35.Saanvi ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
  36. 36.He ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swim
  37. 37.They ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) are run (c) is running (d) am running
  38. 38.My parents ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  40. 40.___ you building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

  1. dancing
  2. drawing
  3. winning
  4. swimming
  5. cleaning
  6. is watching
  7. Is
  8. clapping
  9. washing
  10. Is
  11. Is
  12. watching
  13. Is
  14. is swimming
  15. Are
  16. are riding
  17. am feeding
  18. feeding
  19. is cooking
  20. are winning
  21. is cooking
  22. playing
  23. Is
  24. catching
  25. carrying
  26. are riding
  27. drinking
  28. Is
  29. Is
  30. wearing
  31. Is
  32. Is
  33. sending
  34. am winning
  35. is baking
  36. is swimming
  37. are running
  38. are feeding
  39. building
  40. Are

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