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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 350 · 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.Farhan ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
  2. 2.Priya ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clap (d) are clapping
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  4. 4.Ananya ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) is run (c) am running (d) is running
  5. 5.He ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watch
  6. 6.My brother ___ the room at the moment. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  7. 7.___ my sister watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  8. 8.___ Kunal wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.My friends ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am making (d) are make
  10. 10.I ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) am carry (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  12. 12.___ Omkar studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.___ he speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.___ he wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.___ you feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.I ___ science at the moment. (a) am study (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are studying
  17. 17.___ he throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  19. 19.My sister ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  20. 20.___ Zoya dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  23. 23.___ Neel buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  25. 25.___ my friends planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  27. 27.She ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating
  28. 28.___ I washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.___ we climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.___ she feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  32. 32.___ the students drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.Kunal ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) is buy
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  35. 35.Diya ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) are going (c) is go (d) am going
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  37. 37.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing

Answer key

  1. is carrying
  2. is clapping
  3. helping
  4. is running
  5. is watching
  6. is cleaning
  7. Is
  8. Is
  9. are making
  10. am carrying
  11. running
  12. Is
  13. Is
  14. Is
  15. Are
  16. am studying
  17. Is
  18. baking
  19. is cooking
  20. Is
  21. bringing
  22. wearing
  23. Is
  24. building
  25. Are
  26. throwing
  27. is eating
  28. Am
  29. Are
  30. Is
  31. winning
  32. Are
  33. is buying
  34. cooking
  35. is going
  36. clapping
  37. Am
  38. feeding
  39. making
  40. riding

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