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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 762 · 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 “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  2. 2.He ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) is ride
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  4. 4.My brother ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
  5. 5.___ they climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.___ we writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  9. 9.___ you drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  12. 12.___ you wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.___ the children speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.___ Diya wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.___ my sister helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.___ we wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.___ my friends catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.My friends ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) are make
  19. 19.You ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  20. 20.___ I wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  22. 22.They ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
  23. 23.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is run (c) is running (d) are running
  24. 24.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.I ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) am go
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  27. 27.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) are catch
  28. 28.Myra ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is taking
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  30. 30.___ she swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.The children ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is helping
  32. 32.___ Omkar singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.Sneha ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carry (d) am carrying
  34. 34.They ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are take
  35. 35.My sister ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) are building (c) am building (d) is building
  36. 36.We ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) are win
  37. 37.___ he climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.Meera ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
  40. 40.They ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying

Answer key

  1. baking
  2. is riding
  3. eating
  4. is dancing
  5. Are
  6. Are
  7. watching
  8. building
  9. Are
  10. swimming
  11. catching
  12. Are
  13. Are
  14. Is
  15. Is
  16. Are
  17. Are
  18. are making
  19. are feeding
  20. Am
  21. drinking
  22. are drinking
  23. is running
  24. Is
  25. am going
  26. throwing
  27. are catching
  28. is taking
  29. playing
  30. Is
  31. are helping
  32. Is
  33. is carrying
  34. are taking
  35. is building
  36. are winning
  37. Is
  38. Are
  39. is baking
  40. are flying

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