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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 810 · 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 “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  3. 3.___ Kavya feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.She ___ a tree right now. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) is planting
  5. 5.My sister ___ a story right now. (a) is tell (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are telling
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  7. 7.Isha ___ a message right now. (a) is send (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) am sending
  8. 8.He ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is play (c) is playing (d) are playing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  11. 11.___ the students planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.You ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
  13. 13.My sister ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  14. 14.___ we carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.You ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
  17. 17.___ my brother cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.My sister ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  21. 21.I ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jog
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  23. 23.___ I clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  25. 25.___ Aditya cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  27. 27.___ they throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.He ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buy (c) are buying (d) is buying
  29. 29.He ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) is study (d) are studying
  30. 30.Aisha ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dance
  31. 31.___ my brother throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  33. 33.You ___ science right now. (a) are study (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am studying
  34. 34.I ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) am tell (d) is telling
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  36. 36.___ my brother cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.We ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throw
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  39. 39.___ we jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.My sister ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) is catch (c) am catching (d) is catching

Answer key

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

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