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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 405 · 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 “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  3. 3.He ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is help
  4. 4.___ Ira playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  6. 6.___ Sneha telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.___ she cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.___ I eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.He ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) is build (c) are building (d) is building
  10. 10.We ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) are take (c) am taking (d) is taking
  11. 11.He ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  12. 12.Ira ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
  13. 13.___ they studying science now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  15. 15.___ I washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.You ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
  18. 18.___ Ira drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.___ Nisha cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.___ you telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.My brother ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drink
  22. 22.Aditya ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) am studying
  23. 23.___ my sister building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.They ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) are play
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  27. 27.My cousins ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  28. 28.___ they singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.Saanvi ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) is make (c) is making (d) are making
  30. 30.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.___ we writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.You ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  33. 33.___ the students carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  35. 35.___ the children running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.___ they drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) am build (c) are building (d) am building
  38. 38.We ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
  39. 39.Myra ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
  40. 40.They ___ a cap right now. (a) are wear (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wearing

Answer key

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

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