Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 404 · 40 questions

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).

1. 1.___ you sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
3. 3.He ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) is buy
4. 4.My brother ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) is throw (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
11. 11.He ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is run (d) is running
12. 12.___ he writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.Karan ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) is help
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
15. 15.___ he buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.He ___ the dishes now. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
17. 17.___ they sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
18. 18.I ___ a story at the moment. (a) am tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
23. 23.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
24. 24.We ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) is running (c) am running (d) are running
25. 25.___ he carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
26. 26.___ she taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
28. 28.___ they writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.We ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) are throw (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
30. 30.___ we writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
32. 32.___ my cousins making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.___ Vivaan flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.___ I telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.___ we singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
39. 39.___ Priya feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing

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