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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 271 · 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 “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  3. 3.Ishaan ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  5. 5.We ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) are running (c) am running (d) is running
  6. 6.He ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) is buy (c) is buying (d) am buying
  7. 7.You ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are run (d) are running
  8. 8.I ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) am catch (c) am catching (d) is catching
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  10. 10.You ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) are go (c) are going (d) is going
  11. 11.___ they winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  13. 13.She ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  14. 14.___ Diya swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  16. 16.___ you studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.___ she baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  19. 19.I ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  20. 20.He ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) is throw
  21. 21.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  23. 23.___ we feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ the students studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.I ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) am send (d) are sending
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  27. 27.___ the children jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  29. 29.___ Nisha bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.You ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wear (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  32. 32.He ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
  33. 33.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are running (d) are run
  34. 34.My brother ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
  35. 35.___ we singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
  37. 37.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) are watch (d) am watching
  38. 38.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am clean
  39. 39.___ she eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.___ my sister speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. planting
  2. taking
  3. is building
  4. going
  5. are running
  6. is buying
  7. are running
  8. am catching
  9. cooking
  10. are going
  11. Are
  12. feeding
  13. is singing
  14. Is
  15. buying
  16. Are
  17. Is
  18. making
  19. am dancing
  20. is throwing
  21. Are
  22. cleaning
  23. Are
  24. Are
  25. am sending
  26. eating
  27. Are
  28. studying
  29. Is
  30. are wearing
  31. throwing
  32. is flying
  33. are running
  34. is bringing
  35. Are
  36. playing
  37. are watching
  38. am cleaning
  39. Is
  40. Is

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