Present Continuous Tense Tests Exercise with Rules

Present Continuous Tense Tests (MCQ & Fill in Blanks)

Present Continuous Tense Tests Instructions: You should complete the whole present continuous tense test. Please give answer in present continuous with the words in brackets. Use only short form i.e. is not -> isn’t, are not -> aren’t, He is -> He’s. 

Present Continuous Tense

1. He________(go) to school now.
2. We _____(cook) right now.
3. I_______(play) the guitar.
4. She ______ (ride) a motorcycle.

5. He his laces.

 

6. She (cut) an onion.

 

7. The mechanic (fix) the car.

 

8. His mother (cook) the food.

 

9. Ammy (not/sing).

 

10. They (not/wait) for a bus.

 

11. (we/go) to the cinema? No, we .


 

Present Continuous Tense Rules with Examples

General +ing Rules

In general, we add +ing at the end of the verb in present continuous tense.

Examples of present continuous tense

eat -> eating, go -> going, look -> looking, read -> reading

Verbs ending in Consonant + E

Remove ‘e’ add ‘ing’

Examples 

dance -> dancing, make -> making, ride -> riding, write -> writing

Verbs ending in IE

We remove from verb ‘ie’ add ‘ying’ in present continuous tense. We have created present continuous tense tests, you must try that.

Examples of present continuous tense

die -> dying, lie -> lying, tie -> tying

Verbs ends with (Consonant + Vowel + Consonant)

verbs ends in consonant + vowel + consonant -> double the final consonant and add +ing.

ing spelling rules

Examples

cut -> cutting, run -> running, sit -> sitting, stop -> stopping, swim -> swimming.

Verbs ending in W or X or Y

The exception to the above rule is verbs ends with w, x and y. Don’t forget to attempt present continuous tense tests as given above.

Examples

snow -> snowing, fix -> fixing, play -> playing

Last syllable not stressed

Don’t double the final letter before adding ING in present continuous tense

Examples of present continuous tense

  • happen -> happening
  • listen -> listening
  • offer -> offering
  • open -> opening
  • visit -> visiting
  • whisper -> whispering

C+V+C last syllable is stressed

Examples

  • admit -> admitting
  • begin -> beginning
  • forget -> forgetting
  • refer -> referring
  • submit -> submitting
  • upset -> upsetting

Verbs ends with Consonant + Vowel + Letter L

Double the final L, Do not double the final L unless stressed in present continuous tense. You must try the above present continuous tense tests (MCQ and fill the blanks).

Examples of present continuous tense 

  • equal -> equaling
  • travel -> travelling
  • control -> controlling

Don’t forget to try Present Simple Tense s/es/ies Tests with Rules here.