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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 899 · 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 “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  3. 3.Ishaan ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) am cooking
  4. 4.You ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are fly (d) are flying
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  7. 7.Isha ___ tea at the moment. (a) is make (b) are making (c) am making (d) is making
  8. 8.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buy (c) is buying (d) am buying
  9. 9.My brother ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) is studying (d) am studying
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  11. 11.___ you building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  13. 13.I ___ rice now. (a) am cook (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  14. 14.___ the students planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.We ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dance (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  16. 16.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) am take (c) is taking (d) are taking
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  19. 19.They ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
  20. 20.He ___ the train at the moment. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
  21. 21.___ she baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  24. 24.He ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bring
  25. 25.___ you making tea now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  27. 27.They ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) are buy (d) is buying
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  29. 29.I ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cook (d) am cooking
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  31. 31.___ my sister making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.___ I writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.He ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is take (d) is taking
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  35. 35.He ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  36. 36.___ I speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.Myra ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) am helping
  38. 38.___ I sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  40. 40.___ we building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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