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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 916 · 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 “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  3. 3.___ we cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  5. 5.___ I taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.They ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are win
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  9. 9.___ my friends sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.___ he buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.___ my parents washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.___ Zoya cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  14. 14.___ Manav climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  17. 17.___ he drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  19. 19.___ Riya feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.My friends ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swim (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  21. 21.Arjun ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) is fly
  22. 22.___ my brother bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  26. 26.___ she buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.___ my sister watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.Saanvi ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) is win
  29. 29.___ we planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.___ you washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ Aarav cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.___ she dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.Farhan ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is sing (d) is singing
  34. 34.___ they watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.We ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) are go
  36. 36.I ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) am jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  37. 37.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.They ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drink (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  40. 40.___ you catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. building
  2. buying
  3. Are
  4. jogging
  5. Am
  6. are winning
  7. dancing
  8. cooking
  9. Are
  10. Is
  11. Are
  12. Is
  13. writing
  14. Is
  15. washing
  16. going
  17. Is
  18. wearing
  19. Is
  20. are swimming
  21. is flying
  22. Is
  23. baking
  24. eating
  25. playing
  26. Is
  27. Is
  28. is winning
  29. Are
  30. Are
  31. Is
  32. Is
  33. is singing
  34. Are
  35. are going
  36. am jogging
  37. Is
  38. are drinking
  39. running
  40. Are

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