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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 937 · 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.You ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
  3. 3.We ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  4. 4.___ my sister running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  6. 6.My cousins ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) are bring
  7. 7.You ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) are plant
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  9. 9.___ they buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.She ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) am eating
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  12. 12.My cousins ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
  13. 13.___ my brother drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  15. 15.___ I sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  18. 18.He ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swim (d) are swimming
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  21. 21.___ my brother cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.___ he planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  25. 25.___ they eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.They ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
  27. 27.Karan ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is tell (d) is telling
  28. 28.We ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  30. 30.___ I baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  33. 33.Arjun ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) is eat (d) am eating
  34. 34.My cousins ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
  35. 35.I ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) am jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  36. 36.___ you eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.___ my parents winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  40. 40.___ you climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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