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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 118 · 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.___ she swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  3. 3.My sister ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  5. 5.You ___ to school right now. (a) are go (b) am going (c) are going (d) is going
  6. 6.___ he watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.They ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  9. 9.Omkar ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is run (d) is running
  10. 10.She ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  11. 11.My parents ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
  12. 12.They ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
  13. 13.___ Tara cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.You ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
  15. 15.___ Zoya drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are build (b) are building (c) am building (d) is building
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  19. 19.We ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) is writing
  20. 20.We ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  24. 24.___ we bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ Dev making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  28. 28.My cousins ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  30. 30.He ___ to school at the moment. (a) is go (b) is going (c) am going (d) are going
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  34. 34.Isha ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) is bring (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
  35. 35.___ we speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.My sister ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  37. 37.They ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) are speak (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  38. 38.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.He ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) is win (d) is winning
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking

Answer key

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

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