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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 900 · 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 “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  3. 3.We ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) are write
  4. 4.Arjun ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
  5. 5.My cousins ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  6. 6.She ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) are catching
  7. 7.She ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) is play
  8. 8.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
  9. 9.I ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am building (d) am build
  10. 10.She ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
  11. 11.___ you cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.___ I swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.You ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jog (d) are jogging
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  15. 15.___ the students building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.Rahul ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) are studying
  17. 17.My brother ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
  18. 18.___ my sister going to school now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  20. 20.___ Rohan watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.Karan ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is bake (c) is baking (d) are baking
  22. 22.Zoya ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
  23. 23.___ she cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.They ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are draw
  25. 25.You ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) are go (c) is going (d) am going
  26. 26.I ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) am win
  27. 27.___ Rohan wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.___ she eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  31. 31.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.My brother ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  33. 33.___ they bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  35. 35.___ I taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  38. 38.My brother ___ the match at the moment. (a) is win (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) is winning
  39. 39.___ she feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing

Answer key

  1. making
  2. catching
  3. are writing
  4. is riding
  5. are drawing
  6. is catching
  7. is playing
  8. are helping
  9. am building
  10. is clapping
  11. Are
  12. Am
  13. are jogging
  14. washing
  15. Are
  16. is studying
  17. is carrying
  18. Is
  19. feeding
  20. Is
  21. is baking
  22. is carrying
  23. Is
  24. are drawing
  25. are going
  26. am winning
  27. Is
  28. Is
  29. am building
  30. cooking
  31. Are
  32. is jogging
  33. Are
  34. drawing
  35. Am
  36. running
  37. jogging
  38. is winning
  39. Is
  40. writing

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