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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 416 · 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.___ he singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.You ___ a picture now. (a) are draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  3. 3.___ they washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  6. 6.___ my sister washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.They ___ a message right now. (a) are send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  9. 9.We ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  13. 13.___ my brother swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  15. 15.They ___ the dog now. (a) are feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  17. 17.They ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) am speaking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  21. 21.I ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) am write
  22. 22.We ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is running (d) are run
  23. 23.___ we making tea now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.___ she carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.___ you studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.My sister ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) is win (d) are winning
  27. 27.___ Dev catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  29. 29.She ___ the train right now. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
  30. 30.I ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) am clap (d) am clapping
  31. 31.My brother ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
  32. 32.You ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) am telling
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  35. 35.They ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) are writing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  37. 37.___ you drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
  40. 40.___ my brother telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. are drawing
  3. Are
  4. watching
  5. making
  6. Is
  7. are sending
  8. sending
  9. are eating
  10. eating
  11. playing
  12. cleaning
  13. Is
  14. drawing
  15. are feeding
  16. catching
  17. are speaking
  18. climbing
  19. swimming
  20. studying
  21. am writing
  22. are running
  23. Are
  24. Is
  25. Are
  26. is winning
  27. Is
  28. writing
  29. is taking
  30. am clapping
  31. is watching
  32. are telling
  33. telling
  34. washing
  35. are writing
  36. running
  37. Are
  38. flying
  39. helping
  40. Is

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