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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 252 · 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.___ my brother dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.He ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) is washing (d) am washing
  3. 3.___ I running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.___ she dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.Priya ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) is jog
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  7. 7.They ___ lunch right now. (a) are bring (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  8. 8.The children ___ science right now. (a) are study (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am studying
  9. 9.They ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are build (c) are building (d) is building
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  13. 13.Rohan ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) are watching
  14. 14.Diya ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) am helping
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  16. 16.You ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) are wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
  17. 17.___ Diya flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.The children ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are clean (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  19. 19.Kunal ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is write
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  23. 23.We ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  24. 24.My parents ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speak (d) are speaking
  25. 25.___ the students catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.You ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
  27. 27.___ we throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.She ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
  29. 29.___ Rahul studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) is jog (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  32. 32.He ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) is clean (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  33. 33.You ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
  34. 34.My sister ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  39. 39.My brother ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) is make
  40. 40.___ my cousins running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. is washing
  3. Am
  4. Is
  5. is jogging
  6. bringing
  7. are bringing
  8. are studying
  9. are building
  10. speaking
  11. wearing
  12. cleaning
  13. is watching
  14. is helping
  15. building
  16. are wearing
  17. Is
  18. are cleaning
  19. is writing
  20. eating
  21. carrying
  22. helping
  23. are climbing
  24. are speaking
  25. Are
  26. are clapping
  27. Are
  28. is flying
  29. Is
  30. is jogging
  31. watching
  32. is cleaning
  33. are flying
  34. is playing
  35. planting
  36. going
  37. feeding
  38. playing
  39. is making
  40. Are

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