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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 699 · 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.You ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feed
  2. 2.___ we swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.___ he eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.My parents ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) are send (c) am sending (d) are sending
  5. 5.___ my brother writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.Ananya ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climb
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  9. 9.Ishaan ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
  10. 10.___ he singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  13. 13.___ he cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.___ you winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.She ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buy (c) are buying (d) is buying
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  18. 18.___ she drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.You ___ the ball now. (a) are catch (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catching
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  21. 21.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  24. 24.___ my friends winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.___ I telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  27. 27.My sister ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
  28. 28.___ Dev baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.___ Priya playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.___ my sister catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.Saanvi ___ the dishes now. (a) is wash (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) am washing
  32. 32.___ you baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.My brother ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feed (d) is feeding
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  37. 37.___ Aditya building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  39. 39.___ I playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.We ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) are draw

Answer key

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

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