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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 777 · 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 “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  2. 2.___ my parents throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.___ Dev climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.My sister ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is win (c) is winning (d) am winning
  6. 6.Aisha ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  8. 8.Vivaan ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  9. 9.___ you baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.He ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
  11. 11.My parents ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) are run (c) are running (d) is running
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  13. 13.___ Arjun cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.She ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) is climb
  15. 15.He ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
  16. 16.You ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) are win
  17. 17.She ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) is speak (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  18. 18.I ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) am bake
  19. 19.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watch
  20. 20.___ the children drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  22. 22.___ my sister catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.___ I swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.___ she throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.___ my sister going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.We ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) are playing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  29. 29.They ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
  30. 30.___ Arjun flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  32. 32.I ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) am clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  33. 33.She ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) am studying
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  35. 35.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.You ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are running (d) are run
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing

Answer key

  1. jogging
  2. Are
  3. Is
  4. Am
  5. is winning
  6. is planting
  7. building
  8. is washing
  9. Are
  10. is riding
  11. are running
  12. singing
  13. Is
  14. is climbing
  15. is eating
  16. are winning
  17. is speaking
  18. am baking
  19. are watching
  20. Are
  21. studying
  22. Is
  23. Am
  24. Am
  25. Is
  26. Is
  27. are playing
  28. climbing
  29. are buying
  30. Is
  31. dancing
  32. am clapping
  33. is studying
  34. drinking
  35. Are
  36. are running
  37. winning
  38. telling
  39. going
  40. catching

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