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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 838 · 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 “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  2. 2.We ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) am baking
  3. 3.___ Riya winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.___ they carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  6. 6.The students ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
  7. 7.I ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) am draw (d) is drawing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  9. 9.___ I sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.___ my friends taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.___ Omkar cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  13. 13.___ Arjun cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
  15. 15.My brother ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clap
  16. 16.Yash ___ the dishes now. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
  17. 17.The children ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  18. 18.The children ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  20. 20.___ we wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.We ___ in the park now. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  23. 23.___ Meera sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.___ I taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ we playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  28. 28.We ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) are wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  30. 30.My brother ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) is climb
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  33. 33.___ he washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.___ they wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.___ Sneha cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.___ we buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.We ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  40. 40.___ Ananya throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

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

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