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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 786 · 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 “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  3. 3.Zoya ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
  4. 4.You ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
  5. 5.He ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
  7. 7.You ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) are send (c) am sending (d) is sending
  8. 8.Sneha ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is win (c) are winning (d) is winning
  9. 9.My parents ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  10. 10.___ you drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.We ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) are bake
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  13. 13.I ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  15. 15.Farhan ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) is send (d) am sending
  16. 16.I ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) am play (d) is playing
  17. 17.He ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is clean
  18. 18.I ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) am fly (c) is flying (d) are flying
  19. 19.___ the children making tea now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  21. 21.She ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  22. 22.I ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am ride (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) am riding
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  26. 26.I ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  27. 27.I ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wear
  28. 28.Kabir ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  30. 30.My sister ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) am taking
  31. 31.___ Zoya studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) am wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  33. 33.___ you winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.My cousins ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) are tell
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  36. 36.___ my brother climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.You ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) are eat (c) am eating (d) are eating
  38. 38.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  40. 40.Aarav ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) is sing (d) are singing

Answer key

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

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