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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 949 · 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 “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  2. 2.My brother ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  4. 4.Myra ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) is write (c) are writing (d) is writing
  5. 5.I ___ the room now. (a) am clean (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
  6. 6.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  12. 12.My sister ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  13. 13.My friends ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  15. 15.He ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is plant (d) is planting
  16. 16.We ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) are draw (d) is drawing
  17. 17.___ you climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  19. 19.Karan ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
  20. 20.My cousins ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are play
  21. 21.___ my sister cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.___ she running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.Ira ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is play (c) are playing (d) is playing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  25. 25.___ she carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.My friends ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) are build (c) am building (d) is building
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  28. 28.___ she speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.The students ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  31. 31.They ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) are wear
  32. 32.___ Meera winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.___ he climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.___ she feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  36. 36.You ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) are draw (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
  37. 37.The students ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) are fly
  38. 38.My parents ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are sing
  39. 39.___ Diya drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.My sister ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying

Answer key

  1. eating
  2. is feeding
  3. building
  4. is writing
  5. am cleaning
  6. Are
  7. feeding
  8. writing
  9. taking
  10. telling
  11. going
  12. is jogging
  13. are cleaning
  14. winning
  15. is planting
  16. are drawing
  17. Are
  18. baking
  19. is riding
  20. are playing
  21. Is
  22. Is
  23. is playing
  24. swimming
  25. Is
  26. are building
  27. singing
  28. Is
  29. are going
  30. watching
  31. are wearing
  32. Is
  33. Is
  34. Is
  35. carrying
  36. are drawing
  37. are flying
  38. are singing
  39. Is
  40. is carrying

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