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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 176 · 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 “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  2. 2.They ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
  3. 3.___ they cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.___ they taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.We ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are run (c) am running (d) are running
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  10. 10.The children ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) are bring (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  11. 11.___ they writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.He ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) is eat (c) are eating (d) am eating
  13. 13.He ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) is study
  14. 14.___ you jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.___ you speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.We ___ a picture right now. (a) are draw (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  19. 19.She ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
  20. 20.___ he drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.We ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  22. 22.___ I washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.My brother ___ a message at the moment. (a) is send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending
  24. 24.Omkar ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is play
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  26. 26.Rohan ___ the ball now. (a) is throw (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) am throwing
  27. 27.___ Diya studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.___ Saanvi watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.___ he swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.Yash ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  32. 32.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.___ they singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  36. 36.___ she throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.He ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  39. 39.___ the students helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are help (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) are helping

Answer key

  1. cleaning
  2. are watching
  3. Are
  4. Am
  5. Are
  6. are running
  7. baking
  8. planting
  9. winning
  10. are bringing
  11. Are
  12. is eating
  13. is studying
  14. Are
  15. Are
  16. Are
  17. are drawing
  18. throwing
  19. is cleaning
  20. Is
  21. are climbing
  22. Am
  23. is sending
  24. is playing
  25. building
  26. is throwing
  27. Is
  28. Is
  29. Is
  30. is swimming
  31. swimming
  32. Am
  33. Are
  34. writing
  35. flying
  36. Is
  37. is baking
  38. drawing
  39. Are
  40. are helping

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