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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 116 · 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 “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  4. 4.They ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) are climb (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  6. 6.___ they cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.She ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) is help (d) am helping
  8. 8.___ you feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.___ you carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.He ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
  11. 11.My cousins ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) are watch
  12. 12.We ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) are buy (d) is buying
  13. 13.She ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
  14. 14.___ I drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.You ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) are plant
  16. 16.Yash ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) is help
  17. 17.___ she making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.___ Nisha swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  20. 20.___ Tara making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.They ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) are run (c) is running (d) are running
  23. 23.Diya ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swim
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  26. 26.___ Omkar drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.I ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) am catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
  28. 28.___ I making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.They ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) are wear (d) am wearing
  30. 30.___ Farhan bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.Vivaan ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  32. 32.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.He ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  34. 34.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  36. 36.We ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are fly
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  38. 38.They ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  39. 39.Ananya ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) is win
  40. 40.They ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am making (d) are make

Answer key

  1. buying
  2. clapping
  3. watching
  4. are climbing
  5. taking
  6. Are
  7. is helping
  8. Are
  9. Are
  10. is clapping
  11. are watching
  12. are buying
  13. is writing
  14. Am
  15. are planting
  16. is helping
  17. Is
  18. Is
  19. writing
  20. Is
  21. Is
  22. are running
  23. is swimming
  24. eating
  25. drinking
  26. Is
  27. am catching
  28. Am
  29. are wearing
  30. Is
  31. is cooking
  32. Are
  33. is helping
  34. Are
  35. winning
  36. are flying
  37. bringing
  38. are dancing
  39. is winning
  40. are making

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