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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 291 · 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.___ I sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  3. 3.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  5. 5.___ you winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  7. 7.Kabir ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wear
  8. 8.___ she cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  11. 11.You ___ a tree now. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
  12. 12.___ I telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.She ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feed
  14. 14.___ Nisha throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) are speak (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
  16. 16.___ he drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  19. 19.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am plant
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  21. 21.___ you drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.___ my friends speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.We ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  25. 25.He ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) is go (c) am going (d) are going
  26. 26.___ you drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.___ she writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  30. 30.I ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) am wash (d) are washing
  31. 31.___ I planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.My sister ___ the match now. (a) is win (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are winning
  33. 33.Ananya ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) am sending
  34. 34.My cousins ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) am running (c) is running (d) are running
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  36. 36.I ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
  37. 37.We ___ rice right now. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  38. 38.I ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) am play
  39. 39.Aditya ___ the dog now. (a) is feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  40. 40.___ he planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. Am
  2. jogging
  3. Is
  4. swimming
  5. Are
  6. helping
  7. is wearing
  8. Is
  9. carrying
  10. catching
  11. are planting
  12. Am
  13. is feeding
  14. Is
  15. are speaking
  16. Is
  17. running
  18. drinking
  19. am planting
  20. studying
  21. Are
  22. Are
  23. are feeding
  24. playing
  25. is going
  26. Are
  27. Is
  28. sending
  29. winning
  30. am washing
  31. Am
  32. is winning
  33. is sending
  34. are running
  35. going
  36. am bringing
  37. are cooking
  38. am playing
  39. is feeding
  40. Is

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