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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 933 · 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 “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  3. 3.___ you helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  5. 5.___ we bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  8. 8.___ you drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.Myra ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  12. 12.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.___ I planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  16. 16.I ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) am catch
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  19. 19.They ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) are build (d) is building
  20. 20.___ he cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.You ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
  22. 22.He ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are going (c) is going (d) is go
  23. 23.He ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
  24. 24.He ___ a song right now. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  27. 27.She ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) are washing
  28. 28.___ Rahul playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.Yash ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
  30. 30.My friends ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swim
  31. 31.___ you baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.She ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  33. 33.They ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) are dance
  34. 34.We ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
  35. 35.___ my sister climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.___ they writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.He ___ the ball now. (a) is catch (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) is catching
  38. 38.___ you sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  40. 40.Riya ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is running (d) is run

Answer key

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

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