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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 943 · 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 “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  2. 2.My cousins ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
  3. 3.She ___ the match now. (a) is win (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are winning
  4. 4.___ Arjun riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  6. 6.We ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) are play (c) am playing (d) is playing
  7. 7.We ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are draw (d) are drawing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  9. 9.He ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throw (d) is throwing
  10. 10.He ___ a song right now. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  11. 11.___ you cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  13. 13.I ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) am bake
  14. 14.My parents ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) is cleaning
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  18. 18.My cousins ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  19. 19.My sister ___ a song right now. (a) is sing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are singing
  20. 20.He ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  22. 22.The students ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
  23. 23.___ I helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  25. 25.___ they winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.You ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  28. 28.He ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  29. 29.___ he climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.They ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  31. 31.He ___ science now. (a) is study (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am studying
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  34. 34.___ Yash running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  36. 36.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.___ she cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.___ Arjun drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ the students drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.___ my sister building a sandcastle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

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

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