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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 739 · 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 “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  4. 4.___ you going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) is build (c) am building (d) are building
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  7. 7.Diya ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) is wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  10. 10.We ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) are build (c) am building (d) is building
  11. 11.___ he building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.He ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  13. 13.___ I climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.___ Aditya catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.___ Karan winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.Ira ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
  18. 18.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
  19. 19.___ you bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  21. 21.___ they drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  23. 23.You ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) are study
  24. 24.___ you feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.We ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are clean
  26. 26.My parents ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jog (d) is jogging
  27. 27.She ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
  28. 28.___ Meera dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.They ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bring (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
  30. 30.___ I wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.___ Kavya swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  34. 34.___ the children making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.___ I sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  37. 37.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) am wash (d) is washing
  39. 39.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.___ I singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. building
  2. jogging
  3. baking
  4. Are
  5. is building
  6. carrying
  7. is wearing
  8. running
  9. cooking
  10. are building
  11. Is
  12. is clapping
  13. Am
  14. Is
  15. Is
  16. Is
  17. is cleaning
  18. are buying
  19. Are
  20. cleaning
  21. Are
  22. making
  23. are studying
  24. Are
  25. are cleaning
  26. are jogging
  27. is taking
  28. Is
  29. are bringing
  30. Am
  31. Is
  32. watching
  33. drinking
  34. Are
  35. Am
  36. flying
  37. Am
  38. am washing
  39. Are
  40. Am

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