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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 101 · 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 “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  2. 2.My sister ___ in the park now. (a) is run (b) is running (c) am running (d) are running
  3. 3.Kunal ___ a mango right now. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eating
  4. 4.You ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are help (d) are helping
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  6. 6.She ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) is write (d) am writing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  8. 8.___ he washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.___ she carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.We ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  11. 11.She ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  14. 14.___ we baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  17. 17.Saanvi ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) is help (d) am helping
  18. 18.___ my friends speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.Priya ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
  20. 20.___ I watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.I ___ a picture now. (a) am draw (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  23. 23.___ my friends watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.You ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  26. 26.___ he drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  28. 28.My sister ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) is build (c) are building (d) am building
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  32. 32.___ we writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  36. 36.Diya ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) is run (c) am running (d) are running
  37. 37.You ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) are play (c) am playing (d) is playing
  38. 38.___ my brother baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.Rohan ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying

Answer key

  1. studying
  2. is running
  3. is eating
  4. are helping
  5. dancing
  6. is writing
  7. bringing
  8. Is
  9. Is
  10. are carrying
  11. is carrying
  12. eating
  13. riding
  14. Are
  15. going
  16. watching
  17. is helping
  18. Are
  19. is sending
  20. Am
  21. am drawing
  22. jogging
  23. Are
  24. are flying
  25. speaking
  26. Is
  27. planting
  28. is building
  29. making
  30. flying
  31. washing
  32. Are
  33. Are
  34. singing
  35. catching
  36. is running
  37. are playing
  38. Is
  39. is cleaning
  40. playing

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