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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 755 · 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 “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  3. 3.___ Priya washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  5. 5.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  7. 7.Priya ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) is study (c) am studying (d) are studying
  8. 8.My cousins ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  10. 10.___ Farhan jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  13. 13.My cousins ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are clean
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  15. 15.My brother ___ the match at the moment. (a) is win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  16. 16.They ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  17. 17.___ you dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  19. 19.___ he baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.My brother ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
  21. 21.My friends ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  22. 22.We ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  24. 24.She ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) is winning
  25. 25.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.___ Zoya swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  28. 28.Kavya ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) is studying
  29. 29.___ she telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  32. 32.Omkar ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
  33. 33.She ___ the train right now. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
  34. 34.___ I studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  37. 37.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.___ I writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am build (c) am building (d) is building
  40. 40.Ira ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buy (c) is buying (d) are buying

Answer key

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

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