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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 954 · 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 “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  2. 2.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.Dev ___ a tree now. (a) is climb (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  4. 4.My sister ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
  5. 5.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) is run (c) am running (d) are running
  6. 6.___ I wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
  8. 8.___ they studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.___ my cousins helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.___ Diya winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.___ Zoya clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.My brother ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) are catching
  13. 13.___ they carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  15. 15.___ I throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.She ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) is send
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  18. 18.___ she building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.___ my parents singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.___ you writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  26. 26.They ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) are send (d) am sending
  27. 27.I ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) am bake (d) is baking
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  29. 29.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) am watching
  30. 30.___ they sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.___ they telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.Rohan ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
  33. 33.Pooja ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is play
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  38. 38.___ I washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  40. 40.They ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching

Answer key

  1. feeding
  2. Are
  3. is climbing
  4. is dancing
  5. is running
  6. Am
  7. is building
  8. Are
  9. Are
  10. Is
  11. Is
  12. is catching
  13. Are
  14. building
  15. Am
  16. is sending
  17. telling
  18. Is
  19. Are
  20. Are
  21. Are
  22. carrying
  23. taking
  24. swimming
  25. clapping
  26. are sending
  27. am baking
  28. winning
  29. are watching
  30. Are
  31. Are
  32. is riding
  33. is playing
  34. flying
  35. riding
  36. climbing
  37. eating
  38. Am
  39. throwing
  40. are watching

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