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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 710 · 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.Zoya ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  3. 3.You ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) are fly (d) am flying
  4. 4.She ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) is bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  7. 7.Kunal ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) is take
  8. 8.Farhan ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  10. 10.___ I clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) is washing (d) am washing
  13. 13.They ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) am watching
  14. 14.My parents ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) are go (c) is going (d) are going
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  18. 18.We ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are write
  19. 19.My brother ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  20. 20.___ we winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  22. 22.She ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am making (d) is make
  23. 23.Aisha ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) is tell
  24. 24.___ I throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.___ the children singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.My cousins ___ to school now. (a) are go (b) am going (c) are going (d) is going
  27. 27.___ he writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  30. 30.___ we watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.___ the students sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.___ they planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  34. 34.My brother ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) is ride
  35. 35.He ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is take
  36. 36.My brother ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) is tell (d) am telling
  37. 37.She ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  39. 39.She ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing

Answer key

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

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