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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 158 · 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 “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  2. 2.You ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drink
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  4. 4.He ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) is run (d) are running
  5. 5.She ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clap
  6. 6.___ my cousins going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.Ishaan ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) is sing (d) is singing
  8. 8.___ he speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.He ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) is winning
  10. 10.___ we studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.They ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  13. 13.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are building (d) are build
  14. 14.My sister ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) is winning
  15. 15.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.___ they cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  18. 18.Aditya ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) is climb (d) am climbing
  19. 19.___ I throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.They ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) are bring
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  22. 22.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.___ you eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.___ my sister riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  28. 28.My sister ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is plant (d) is planting
  29. 29.___ we dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  32. 32.We ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  34. 34.___ Priya baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.We ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) are write (d) am writing
  36. 36.She ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
  37. 37.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.My brother ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) is sing (d) am singing
  39. 39.___ we winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.___ we carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. carrying
  2. are drinking
  3. bringing
  4. is running
  5. is clapping
  6. Are
  7. is singing
  8. Is
  9. is winning
  10. Are
  11. are planting
  12. planting
  13. are building
  14. is winning
  15. Are
  16. Are
  17. throwing
  18. is climbing
  19. Am
  20. are bringing
  21. building
  22. Are
  23. Are
  24. Is
  25. climbing
  26. riding
  27. feeding
  28. is planting
  29. Are
  30. catching
  31. writing
  32. are watching
  33. going
  34. Is
  35. are writing
  36. is writing
  37. Am
  38. is singing
  39. Are
  40. Are

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