Present Continuous Spelling Rules Exercises

1. What is the present continuous tense?

A verb tense used to describe an action that is happening now
A verb tense used to describe an action that happened in the past
A verb tense used to describe an action that will happen in the future

2. What is the spelling rule for the present continuous tense?

Add -ing to the end of the verb
Add -ed to the end of the verb
Add -s to the end of the verb

3. Which of the following is in the present continuous tense?

She was running
She runs
She is running

4. Which of the following verbs follows the spelling rule for the present continuous tense?

Sleep
Slept
Sleeping

5. Which of the following verbs does not follow the spelling rule for the present continuous tense?

Go
Going
Gone

6. Which of the following is in the present continuous tense?

She was eating
She eats
She is eating

7. Which of the following verbs follows the spelling rule for the present continuous tense?

Speak
Spoke
Speaking

8. Which of the following verbs does not follow the spelling rule for the present continuous tense?

Read
Reading
Readed

9. Which of the following is in the present continuous tense?

He was studying
He studies
He is studying

10. Which of these verbs follows the spelling rule for the present continuous tense?

Fly
Flew
Flying