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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 932 · 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 “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  2. 2.___ you winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.My sister ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) is bake
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  5. 5.They ___ a message right now. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) am sending
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  8. 8.___ my brother dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Rahul ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) am catching
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  11. 11.___ my sister speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) am plant (d) is planting
  13. 13.My parents ___ the ball now. (a) are catch (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) are catching
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  16. 16.___ my parents feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.You ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) are tell
  18. 18.He ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) is watch
  19. 19.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  21. 21.___ I catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.She ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) is win
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  24. 24.___ we swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  28. 28.I ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speak (d) are speaking
  29. 29.___ you drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Myra ___ milk now. (a) is drink (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  31. 31.___ we jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) are run (c) am running (d) is running
  33. 33.___ my brother baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.I ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) am sing
  35. 35.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.___ my sister baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  38. 38.She ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is help (d) is helping
  39. 39.My friends ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) are clap
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing

Answer key

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

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