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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 141 · 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 “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  4. 4.You ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) are write (d) is writing
  5. 5.The students ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) are write
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  7. 7.I ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) is singing (d) am sing
  8. 8.___ you swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  10. 10.My sister ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is help (d) is helping
  11. 11.She ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) is sing (d) am singing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  13. 13.___ he building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  15. 15.My sister ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  17. 17.My brother ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  18. 18.I ___ Hindi now. (a) am speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  19. 19.___ Diya throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.___ my parents taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  23. 23.___ my friends dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  25. 25.___ we drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  27. 27.My friends ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) are play
  28. 28.___ we riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.My cousins ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  31. 31.I ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) am dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  32. 32.I ___ rice now. (a) am cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  33. 33.___ my sister clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  35. 35.My friends ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) are send (d) are sending
  36. 36.___ I cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.He ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
  38. 38.We ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) are write (d) is writing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  40. 40.___ they bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. climbing
  2. riding
  3. flying
  4. are writing
  5. are writing
  6. drawing
  7. am singing
  8. Are
  9. making
  10. is helping
  11. is singing
  12. telling
  13. Is
  14. clapping
  15. is taking
  16. running
  17. is making
  18. am speaking
  19. Is
  20. Are
  21. watching
  22. dancing
  23. Are
  24. planting
  25. Are
  26. cleaning
  27. are playing
  28. Are
  29. are jogging
  30. drinking
  31. am dancing
  32. am cooking
  33. Is
  34. winning
  35. are sending
  36. Am
  37. is flying
  38. are writing
  39. washing
  40. Are

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