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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 938 · 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 “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  2. 2.___ Omkar throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.___ my sister catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.They ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  5. 5.My sister ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) am catching
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  8. 8.___ Rahul running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.He ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is sing (d) is singing
  10. 10.You ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jog (d) are jogging
  11. 11.___ the children climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.She ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
  13. 13.I ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) am help (d) are helping
  14. 14.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  16. 16.Saanvi ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) am bringing
  17. 17.___ we washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.Dev ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
  19. 19.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) are ride
  20. 20.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.___ my sister bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  23. 23.He ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) is ride (c) are riding (d) am riding
  24. 24.Ishaan ___ the ball right now. (a) is catch (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catching
  25. 25.___ they writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.___ you feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  28. 28.___ they speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.She ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  30. 30.___ he cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.I ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) am bake (d) am baking
  32. 32.___ Aisha telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.___ we dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  35. 35.They ___ the ball right now. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) are catch (d) am catching
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  37. 37.He ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) is swim (d) am swimming
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  39. 39.Rohan ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) are cleaning
  40. 40.He ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) is sending (d) are sending

Answer key

  1. jogging
  2. Is
  3. Is
  4. are studying
  5. is catching
  6. carrying
  7. drawing
  8. Is
  9. is singing
  10. are jogging
  11. Are
  12. is bringing
  13. am helping
  14. are jogging
  15. baking
  16. is bringing
  17. Are
  18. is dancing
  19. are riding
  20. Is
  21. Is
  22. cooking
  23. is riding
  24. is catching
  25. Are
  26. Are
  27. writing
  28. Are
  29. is swimming
  30. Is
  31. am baking
  32. Is
  33. Are
  34. climbing
  35. are catching
  36. watching
  37. is swimming
  38. sending
  39. is cleaning
  40. is sending

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