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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 321 · 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 “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  2. 2.He ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  3. 3.___ they watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.___ he catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  6. 6.___ Aarav buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  10. 10.Nisha ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
  11. 11.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
  13. 13.You ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating
  14. 14.My cousins ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) are eat (d) am eating
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  17. 17.She ___ the dog right now. (a) is feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  19. 19.___ Aditya cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.The children ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
  21. 21.___ he carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.You ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feed
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  24. 24.I ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) am speak (d) is speaking
  25. 25.___ you speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.Ishaan ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swim
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  28. 28.He ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is ride (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) are riding
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
  30. 30.I ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) am go
  31. 31.They ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  33. 33.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  35. 35.She ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) is watch
  36. 36.You ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) are eat
  37. 37.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.They ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) are ride (c) are riding (d) is riding
  39. 39.You ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) are study
  40. 40.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. flying
  2. is helping
  3. Are
  4. Is
  5. taking
  6. Is
  7. helping
  8. planting
  9. baking
  10. is cleaning
  11. Am
  12. are planting
  13. are eating
  14. are eating
  15. drinking
  16. swimming
  17. is feeding
  18. jogging
  19. Is
  20. are buying
  21. Is
  22. are feeding
  23. watching
  24. am speaking
  25. Are
  26. is swimming
  27. dancing
  28. is riding
  29. singing
  30. am going
  31. are jogging
  32. climbing
  33. is dancing
  34. making
  35. is watching
  36. are eating
  37. Am
  38. are riding
  39. are studying
  40. Are

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