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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 169 · 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.The students ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) am winning
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  3. 3.My brother ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) is sing (c) am singing (d) are singing
  4. 4.___ you speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) is building (c) is build (d) am building
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  7. 7.They ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) are run (d) am running
  8. 8.___ you planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Isha ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wear (d) is wearing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  14. 14.We ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
  15. 15.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climb
  16. 16.He ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is sing
  17. 17.The students ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  21. 21.Zoya ___ on the stage now. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  22. 22.He ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) is study
  23. 23.___ we watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ I drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ you watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.I ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) am sing (c) am singing (d) are singing
  27. 27.My brother ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) is plant (c) are planting (d) is planting
  28. 28.I ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am bake (d) am baking
  29. 29.___ she making tea now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  31. 31.___ you telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.___ she dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  34. 34.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.___ you speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.She ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  37. 37.My brother ___ in the park right now. (a) is jog (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  38. 38.___ we dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  40. 40.___ Tara singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

  1. are winning
  2. jogging
  3. is singing
  4. Are
  5. is building
  6. clapping
  7. are running
  8. Are
  9. is wearing
  10. cooking
  11. singing
  12. winning
  13. riding
  14. are catching
  15. are climbing
  16. is singing
  17. are cleaning
  18. flying
  19. helping
  20. carrying
  21. is dancing
  22. is studying
  23. Are
  24. Am
  25. Are
  26. am singing
  27. is planting
  28. am baking
  29. Is
  30. building
  31. Are
  32. Is
  33. cleaning
  34. Am
  35. Are
  36. is clapping
  37. is jogging
  38. Are
  39. studying
  40. Is

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