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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 177 · 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 “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  2. 2.He ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) is watch
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  6. 6.You ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buying
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  8. 8.You ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) is cooking
  9. 9.___ the students cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.Manav ___ Grandma now. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is helping
  11. 11.___ my parents dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  13. 13.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  14. 14.My cousins ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speak (d) is speaking
  15. 15.He ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) is send
  16. 16.___ the children catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.Aditya ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) is bake
  18. 18.___ you baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  20. 20.My brother ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) is send (c) am sending (d) is sending
  21. 21.___ you drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.___ he studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.Aditya ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
  24. 24.They ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
  25. 25.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.You ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
  27. 27.They ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) are speak (d) am speaking
  28. 28.We ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) are make
  29. 29.They ___ the ball now. (a) are throw (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
  30. 30.___ you making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  32. 32.You ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) are draw (d) is drawing
  33. 33.She ___ the dishes right now. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
  34. 34.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climb (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  36. 36.___ Manav planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.___ Aditya washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.___ he running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  40. 40.He ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) am going (c) is go (d) is going

Answer key

  1. buying
  2. is watching
  3. running
  4. washing
  5. winning
  6. are buying
  7. watching
  8. are cooking
  9. Are
  10. is helping
  11. Are
  12. wearing
  13. are climbing
  14. are speaking
  15. is sending
  16. Are
  17. is baking
  18. Are
  19. dancing
  20. is sending
  21. Are
  22. Is
  23. is writing
  24. are cooking
  25. Am
  26. are watching
  27. are speaking
  28. are making
  29. are throwing
  30. Are
  31. going
  32. are drawing
  33. is washing
  34. is climbing
  35. baking
  36. Is
  37. Is
  38. Is
  39. eating
  40. is going

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