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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 912 · 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 “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  2. 2.I ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cook
  3. 3.___ they wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  5. 5.My sister ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  6. 6.___ Saanvi watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.Aisha ___ tea now. (a) is make (b) are making (c) is making (d) am making
  8. 8.He ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) is watch (c) am watching (d) are watching
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  11. 11.Karan ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drink (d) is drinking
  12. 12.You ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) is winning
  13. 13.My friends ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wear
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  18. 18.___ I baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.I ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) am fly (d) is flying
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  22. 22.I ___ a story at the moment. (a) am tell (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are telling
  23. 23.___ Diya climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) are ride (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) am riding
  25. 25.___ Kabir swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  27. 27.My brother ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) am making (c) is making (d) are making
  28. 28.___ she cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.He ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) am building (c) are building (d) is building
  30. 30.___ they studying science now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.We ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) are carry (d) am carrying
  32. 32.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
  33. 33.___ my brother making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.___ she studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  36. 36.Myra ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) is fly
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  38. 38.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
  39. 39.They ___ the room right now. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making

Answer key

  1. drinking
  2. am cooking
  3. Are
  4. clapping
  5. is planting
  6. Is
  7. is making
  8. is watching
  9. carrying
  10. climbing
  11. is drinking
  12. are winning
  13. are wearing
  14. washing
  15. riding
  16. baking
  17. flying
  18. Am
  19. am flying
  20. feeding
  21. drawing
  22. am telling
  23. Is
  24. are riding
  25. Is
  26. playing
  27. is making
  28. Is
  29. is building
  30. Are
  31. are carrying
  32. are watching
  33. Is
  34. Is
  35. throwing
  36. is flying
  37. wearing
  38. are buying
  39. are cleaning
  40. making

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