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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 717 · 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.___ we winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.The children ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  7. 7.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  9. 9.___ Neel running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  11. 11.___ she washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.___ he jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  14. 14.___ I climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  16. 16.They ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
  17. 17.My brother ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feed (d) are feeding
  18. 18.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  19. 19.___ she washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.You ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) are take (c) are taking (d) is taking
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  23. 23.___ Tara writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.We ___ a picture now. (a) are draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  25. 25.They ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
  26. 26.___ I flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.My friends ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) am telling (d) are telling
  28. 28.___ Rohan cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.You ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) are wear
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  32. 32.They ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  33. 33.___ you wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.___ you studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.___ he taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.They ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) am telling (d) are telling
  37. 37.We ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is baking
  38. 38.You ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
  39. 39.___ they clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying

Answer key

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

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