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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 150 · 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 “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  3. 3.___ you washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.___ my brother buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) am plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
  7. 7.___ he singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.He ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
  9. 9.My sister ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) is feed
  10. 10.Kavya ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is send
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  13. 13.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
  14. 14.Kavya ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) is jog
  15. 15.You ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  16. 16.Kabir ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) is singing (d) is sing
  17. 17.___ they clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  19. 19.Rohan ___ cricket now. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
  20. 20.Rahul ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) is buy (d) are buying
  21. 21.___ we eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.___ we playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.My friends ___ the ball now. (a) are throw (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
  24. 24.___ you jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.___ Yash riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.The children ___ a song at the moment. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  27. 27.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.You ___ a story at the moment. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
  29. 29.Sneha ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drink (d) is drinking
  30. 30.___ he throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  32. 32.My brother ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) am writing (d) is writing
  33. 33.My friends ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
  34. 34.She ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  35. 35.___ Tara wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.___ Vivaan running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  38. 38.I ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  39. 39.My brother ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) is win (d) is winning
  40. 40.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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