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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 131 · 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 “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  2. 2.She ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is draw
  3. 3.___ we buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.___ my parents sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
  7. 7.___ Aarav writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.___ we drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.Rohan ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swim (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
  10. 10.We ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
  11. 11.___ they flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.My cousins ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) are help (c) is helping (d) am helping
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  15. 15.___ Dev sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  18. 18.We ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catch (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) is catching
  19. 19.___ my parents eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
  23. 23.She ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
  24. 24.___ my cousins catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.They ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are build (d) are building
  26. 26.He ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is draw (d) is drawing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  28. 28.___ Rohan feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.We ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) is making (c) are make (d) am making
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  31. 31.___ Diya cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.You ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  33. 33.___ I drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  36. 36.We ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watch
  37. 37.The students ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climb
  38. 38.___ they drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying

Answer key

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

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