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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 911 · 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 “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  4. 4.___ my cousins helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
  7. 7.___ I writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.Ira ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) is making (c) is make (d) am making
  9. 9.___ we making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.You ___ a song now. (a) are sing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) am singing
  11. 11.You ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climb (d) am climbing
  12. 12.Pooja ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is clean
  13. 13.___ Ishaan going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.___ you drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.___ my brother winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  20. 20.___ you sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  23. 23.___ she carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.She ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  26. 26.My brother ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) is take
  27. 27.My cousins ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) are run (d) is running
  28. 28.You ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) are write
  29. 29.___ we making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.___ he climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.___ Aarav planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  33. 33.My sister ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clap
  34. 34.___ they building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  37. 37.___ Zoya speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.___ I baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.___ Nisha making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing

Answer key

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

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