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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 130 · 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) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  3. 3.___ he writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.Pooja ___ tea at the moment. (a) is make (b) are making (c) am making (d) is making
  5. 5.I ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wear (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
  6. 6.___ you winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  8. 8.My brother ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) are planting
  9. 9.Dev ___ a tree right now. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) am planting
  10. 10.___ I speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  12. 12.We ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
  13. 13.___ they building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.My brother ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  17. 17.Saanvi ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
  18. 18.She ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  20. 20.___ I drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.I ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am study (c) is studying (d) am studying
  22. 22.My brother ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) is draw (d) am drawing
  23. 23.___ my parents washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.___ I speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.I ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) am drink (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  27. 27.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  29. 29.___ you building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.___ my sister running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) are help
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  33. 33.___ my brother bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.My sister ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are sending
  35. 35.She ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) is write (c) am writing (d) are writing
  36. 36.We ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  37. 37.He ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am helping
  38. 38.I ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) am fly
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning

Answer key

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

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