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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 783 · 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 “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  2. 2.I ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) am buy (d) are buying
  3. 3.They ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
  4. 4.___ she baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.___ you baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.She ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  10. 10.You ___ tea at the moment. (a) are make (b) am making (c) is making (d) are making
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  12. 12.___ she clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.___ she winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  16. 16.My brother ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
  17. 17.Pooja ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  18. 18.___ my brother feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  20. 20.___ my cousins jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.___ my sister winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climb (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  23. 23.My friends ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are help (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is helping
  24. 24.___ Kavya taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.They ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
  26. 26.___ my brother planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.She ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  28. 28.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  30. 30.We ___ tea right now. (a) are make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  33. 33.Diya ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) are planting
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  35. 35.He ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is send
  36. 36.___ you cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  38. 38.Vivaan ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) are playing
  39. 39.___ Aarav cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.___ my parents bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

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

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