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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 778 · 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) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  2. 2.My parents ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are ride (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) am riding
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  4. 4.My sister ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is send (d) is sending
  5. 5.You ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are wash
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  7. 7.The students ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) are dance (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  9. 9.I ___ a picture right now. (a) am draw (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  10. 10.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jog (d) am jogging
  11. 11.___ we riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.___ they going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.Aditya ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
  14. 14.___ Diya taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.___ the children making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  17. 17.___ she drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  20. 20.___ my sister feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.She ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  23. 23.___ he catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.___ Aisha drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.___ she baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  27. 27.___ I eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.___ Tara washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.___ my parents running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  32. 32.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  34. 34.___ they playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.Aarav ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) am going (c) is go (d) is going
  37. 37.Kavya ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) is play
  38. 38.___ she dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.We ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) am studying
  40. 40.My brother ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding

Answer key

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

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