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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 398 · 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.You ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are draw
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  4. 4.My sister ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  9. 9.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) am plant (c) are planting (d) is planting
  10. 10.___ my cousins baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.Karan ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) is clean
  12. 12.___ Diya buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.We ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
  14. 14.The children ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) are play
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  16. 16.___ they winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.They ___ the match now. (a) are win (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) am winning
  18. 18.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  20. 20.Karan ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) is jog (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  21. 21.___ she riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.He ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throw (d) is throwing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  25. 25.___ she bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.You ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) are sing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  28. 28.___ my sister watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  30. 30.___ I singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.We ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  32. 32.The students ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feed (d) is feeding
  33. 33.___ the children carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.We ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) are draw (d) am drawing
  35. 35.The children ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  37. 37.___ I climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  39. 39.___ she building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.___ the students watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. are drawing
  2. sending
  3. clapping
  4. is bringing
  5. going
  6. catching
  7. taking
  8. studying
  9. am planting
  10. Are
  11. is cleaning
  12. Is
  13. are carrying
  14. are playing
  15. planting
  16. Are
  17. are winning
  18. Are
  19. running
  20. is jogging
  21. Is
  22. is throwing
  23. winning
  24. bringing
  25. Is
  26. are singing
  27. jogging
  28. Is
  29. flying
  30. Am
  31. are dancing
  32. are feeding
  33. Are
  34. are drawing
  35. are speaking
  36. washing
  37. Am
  38. baking
  39. Is
  40. Are

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