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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 742 · 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 “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  2. 2.___ you wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.___ Rohan running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  5. 5.My sister ___ science right now. (a) is study (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) is studying
  6. 6.They ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  7. 7.The children ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are plant (d) are planting
  8. 8.She ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  9. 9.My friends ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
  10. 10.___ Zoya helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.___ Isha swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  14. 14.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) am plant (d) are planting
  15. 15.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  17. 17.___ he riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.___ you helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  20. 20.We ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  21. 21.___ we writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  23. 23.They ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) are drink (d) is drinking
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  27. 27.___ we planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.___ they taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.Ananya ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) are writing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  31. 31.___ Manav baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.___ my parents feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.Karan ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) am winning
  34. 34.He ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feed (d) are feeding
  35. 35.___ they drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  37. 37.You ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
  38. 38.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is run (d) is running
  39. 39.You ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) are swim (d) am swimming
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing

Answer key

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

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