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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 427 · 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 “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  2. 2.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.She ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  4. 4.We ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) are take (d) is taking
  5. 5.You ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
  6. 6.___ the students throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  8. 8.___ I speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  10. 10.He ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  11. 11.I ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) am clean
  12. 12.___ Ishaan building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.I ___ a letter right now. (a) am write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  15. 15.___ we planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.I ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) am feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  18. 18.___ the students washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  21. 21.We ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
  22. 22.My brother ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
  23. 23.___ my sister winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  25. 25.Priya ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  27. 27.They ___ in the park right now. (a) are run (b) are running (c) is running (d) am running
  28. 28.We ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  30. 30.___ we bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.They ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) are take (d) am taking
  33. 33.___ we making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.She ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throw (d) is throwing
  35. 35.Pooja ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
  36. 36.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.My parents ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  38. 38.___ my sister running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.We ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) are speak (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
  40. 40.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speak

Answer key

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

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