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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 286 · 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 “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  6. 6.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.My parents ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) am running (d) are run
  8. 8.She ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
  9. 9.___ we wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.___ she carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.He ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) are sending (d) is sending
  12. 12.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.___ Ira wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.They ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) are climb (d) is climbing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  16. 16.My brother ___ a cap right now. (a) is wear (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
  17. 17.___ my brother drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.They ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are write (d) are writing
  19. 19.___ they building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.My sister ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is fly
  21. 21.___ my parents sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  23. 23.They ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are clean (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
  24. 24.___ they bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  26. 26.I ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  28. 28.___ Pooja cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.You ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) are wear
  30. 30.I ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) am run (d) are running
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  32. 32.___ they sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.He ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) is draw (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  35. 35.___ Diya baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.You ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) are play (d) am playing
  37. 37.We ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
  38. 38.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.He ___ the ball right now. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) am catching
  40. 40.___ I drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

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

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