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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 144 · 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 “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  2. 2.Arjun ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) is swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  4. 4.They ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bring (d) is bringing
  5. 5.___ they sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.___ I making tea now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  8. 8.___ my sister clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.___ Sneha singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.We ___ the dog right now. (a) are feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  11. 11.___ we playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.Neel ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  13. 13.___ he swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  15. 15.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.___ my sister planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  19. 19.He ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catch (d) is catching
  20. 20.___ Omkar clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.They ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are play (d) are playing
  22. 22.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.I ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am clean
  24. 24.___ Tara clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.We ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
  26. 26.We ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  28. 28.My brother ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
  29. 29.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ he writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  34. 34.The children ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  36. 36.I ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) am send (c) am sending (d) are sending
  37. 37.You ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throw
  38. 38.___ you running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  40. 40.___ my cousins planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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