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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 926 · 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 “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  2. 2.My cousins ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) are plant
  3. 3.They ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  5. 5.He ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
  6. 6.She ___ cricket right now. (a) is play (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are playing
  7. 7.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  10. 10.___ she making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  11. 11.We ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) are swim (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  12. 12.We ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) is writing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  14. 14.She ___ the train right now. (a) am taking (b) is take (c) is taking (d) are taking
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  17. 17.We ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) are send
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  19. 19.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  21. 21.___ you throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) are run (c) am running (d) is running
  23. 23.___ they dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) is jog
  25. 25.Farhan ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carry (d) am carrying
  26. 26.___ we washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  28. 28.___ he going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.___ we studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  31. 31.He ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
  32. 32.He ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) is study
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  35. 35.___ my sister swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.___ Rohan building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.Kunal ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  39. 39.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are building (d) is build
  40. 40.My sister ___ a cake right now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking

Answer key

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

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