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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 294 · 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 “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  2. 2.My cousins ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  5. 5.Farhan ___ for the team now. (a) is clap (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  6. 6.___ Arjun studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.Nisha ___ the room right now. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  8. 8.She ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) am making (c) is make (d) are making
  9. 9.Ishaan ___ the ball right now. (a) is catch (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) are catching
  10. 10.He ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) is send (d) am sending
  11. 11.Priya ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) is fly (d) am flying
  12. 12.My brother ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
  13. 13.___ the children washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  15. 15.She ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is fly (c) is flying (d) are flying
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  17. 17.My cousins ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catch
  18. 18.___ Manav planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.___ we swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.___ you wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.We ___ the ball right now. (a) are throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
  22. 22.___ my brother playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  24. 24.___ I climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  26. 26.___ he cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.___ I sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  29. 29.My friends ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) are sing
  30. 30.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.You ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) are washing
  32. 32.___ the children planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  34. 34.They ___ vegetables now. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
  35. 35.___ we watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.My friends ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swim
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  38. 38.He ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is help (d) is helping
  39. 39.He ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  40. 40.___ Ananya carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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