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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 329 · 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 “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  2. 2.He ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  3. 3.We ___ lunch right now. (a) are bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
  4. 4.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jog (d) are jogging
  5. 5.Ishaan ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  7. 7.___ the children drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  9. 9.My friends ___ the ball right now. (a) are catch (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catching
  10. 10.You ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
  11. 11.Ananya ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speak (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  13. 13.___ Diya writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.___ you climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.___ she telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buy (c) is buying (d) are buying
  17. 17.Tara ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
  18. 18.She ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
  19. 19.We ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) am building (c) are building (d) is building
  20. 20.We ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  22. 22.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  27. 27.Myra ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is bake
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  29. 29.He ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  30. 30.___ my friends taking the train right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.___ Rahul catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.___ I taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  35. 35.___ I feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.I ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) am throw (d) is throwing
  38. 38.They ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  39. 39.___ they telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.The children ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching

Answer key

  1. planting
  2. is drinking
  3. are bringing
  4. are jogging
  5. is building
  6. winning
  7. Are
  8. taking
  9. are catching
  10. are watching
  11. is speaking
  12. buying
  13. Is
  14. Are
  15. Is
  16. are buying
  17. is carrying
  18. is bringing
  19. are building
  20. are going
  21. telling
  22. Are
  23. building
  24. sending
  25. jogging
  26. bringing
  27. is baking
  28. dancing
  29. is helping
  30. Are
  31. Is
  32. Am
  33. making
  34. watching
  35. Am
  36. Am
  37. am throwing
  38. are climbing
  39. Are
  40. are watching

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