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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 312 · 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.My parents ___ the match now. (a) are win (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) am winning
  2. 2.Rohan ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
  3. 3.He ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is take (c) is taking (d) am taking
  4. 4.___ she studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  6. 6.___ my brother jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.You ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  9. 9.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) is running (c) are run (d) am running
  10. 10.Myra ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is help
  11. 11.We ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) am playing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  13. 13.My cousins ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am playing
  14. 14.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  16. 16.She ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  18. 18.Farhan ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) are playing (d) am playing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  20. 20.Pooja ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) is buy (d) am buying
  21. 21.We ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are take
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  24. 24.___ he planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  28. 28.He ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) is ride (c) am riding (d) are riding
  29. 29.You ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
  30. 30.___ the children playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.We ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) am playing
  32. 32.___ we wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.___ Yash singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.___ she jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.You ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  36. 36.___ they telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.___ we building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  39. 39.You ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) are help
  40. 40.Pooja ___ a tree right now. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting

Answer key

  1. are winning
  2. is carrying
  3. is taking
  4. Is
  5. wearing
  6. Is
  7. are carrying
  8. bringing
  9. are running
  10. is helping
  11. are playing
  12. helping
  13. are playing
  14. Is
  15. sending
  16. is buying
  17. winning
  18. is playing
  19. clapping
  20. is buying
  21. are taking
  22. drinking
  23. studying
  24. Is
  25. Are
  26. telling
  27. washing
  28. is riding
  29. are buying
  30. Are
  31. are playing
  32. Are
  33. Is
  34. Is
  35. are dancing
  36. Are
  37. Are
  38. buying
  39. are helping
  40. is planting

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