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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 302 · 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 “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  2. 2.Rahul ___ cricket right now. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
  3. 3.___ my brother dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  5. 5.___ she throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.Farhan ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
  7. 7.I ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) am speak (d) are speaking
  8. 8.I ___ science now. (a) am study (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are studying
  9. 9.___ Aditya making tea now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  11. 11.Riya ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  12. 12.They ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  15. 15.___ I running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  17. 17.Vivaan ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throw (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) am throwing
  18. 18.My friends ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  21. 21.___ my cousins building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.___ they speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  25. 25.Ishaan ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is help
  26. 26.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) is plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  28. 28.___ you drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.She ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bring
  30. 30.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.I ___ the bag right now. (a) am carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  32. 32.___ my brother taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.___ you buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.___ he winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  38. 38.___ my brother running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.___ you making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging

Answer key

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

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