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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 944 · 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 “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  2. 2.___ she baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.___ my sister going to school now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.Riya ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) is eat
  5. 5.Isha ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) is speak (d) am speaking
  6. 6.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) are ride (d) am riding
  7. 7.I ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) am play
  8. 8.___ my parents washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.My friends ___ a cake right now. (a) are bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  13. 13.___ I feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.She ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  15. 15.They ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feed
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  20. 20.___ she cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.___ I bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  23. 23.___ the children telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.___ they writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  26. 26.They ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speak
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  28. 28.Aarav ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
  29. 29.I ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swim
  30. 30.We ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) are dance
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  32. 32.___ you making tea now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.___ we going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.My brother ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drink (d) is drinking
  35. 35.He ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
  36. 36.___ my sister drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.___ he building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.___ they riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking

Answer key

  1. speaking
  2. Is
  3. Is
  4. is eating
  5. is speaking
  6. are riding
  7. am playing
  8. Are
  9. are baking
  10. writing
  11. buying
  12. wearing
  13. Am
  14. is feeding
  15. are feeding
  16. winning
  17. watching
  18. sending
  19. washing
  20. Is
  21. Am
  22. taking
  23. Are
  24. Are
  25. swimming
  26. are speaking
  27. going
  28. is cleaning
  29. am swimming
  30. are dancing
  31. making
  32. Are
  33. Are
  34. is drinking
  35. is carrying
  36. Is
  37. Is
  38. Are
  39. Are
  40. cooking

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