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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 119 · 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 writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  3. 3.My brother ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carry
  4. 4.Myra ___ tea now. (a) is make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  5. 5.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) are flying
  6. 6.___ we feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  8. 8.___ you watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.___ he studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  11. 11.Ishaan ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feed
  12. 12.___ she eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  15. 15.Ishaan ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) is draw
  16. 16.___ Rahul helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.___ my brother riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.___ I singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.___ I jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.___ my cousins wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.Dev ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is play (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are playing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  24. 24.We ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) are catch (d) is catching
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  26. 26.I ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) am sing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  27. 27.He ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) is speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  29. 29.Isha ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  31. 31.Myra ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) is buy
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  33. 33.The students ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) is cooking
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  36. 36.___ you wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  38. 38.___ he watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.My brother ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) am planting (d) is planting
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing

Answer key

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

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