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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 824 · 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 “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  2. 2.___ Neel washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.We ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bring
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  6. 6.___ my friends speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  9. 9.___ Tara cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.My friends ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) are fly (d) is flying
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  12. 12.___ you catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.She ___ science right now. (a) is study (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) is studying
  14. 14.Rahul ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) is study
  15. 15.My sister ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clapping (b) is clap (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
  16. 16.The children ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) am studying
  17. 17.___ she helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  19. 19.Yash ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) am cooking
  20. 20.___ they planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.We ___ a cake right now. (a) are bake (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) are baking
  22. 22.___ Arjun cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  24. 24.I ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) am eat (d) are eating
  25. 25.___ Yash taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.___ they helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.Dev ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) is help (d) are helping
  28. 28.My friends ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
  29. 29.Riya ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is clean (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  30. 30.My sister ___ the train right now. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) is take
  31. 31.We ___ for the team now. (a) are clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
  32. 32.They ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) are wear (d) is wearing
  33. 33.I ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) am help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  35. 35.Neel ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
  36. 36.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  38. 38.Dev ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
  39. 39.My sister ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
  40. 40.My brother ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying

Answer key

  1. baking
  2. Is
  3. are bringing
  4. jogging
  5. making
  6. Are
  7. climbing
  8. running
  9. Is
  10. are flying
  11. watching
  12. Are
  13. is studying
  14. is studying
  15. is clapping
  16. are studying
  17. Is
  18. sending
  19. is cooking
  20. Are
  21. are baking
  22. Is
  23. building
  24. am eating
  25. Is
  26. Are
  27. is helping
  28. are cleaning
  29. is cleaning
  30. is taking
  31. are clapping
  32. are wearing
  33. am helping
  34. drawing
  35. is swimming
  36. Are
  37. feeding
  38. is writing
  39. is building
  40. is buying

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