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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 431 · 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 “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  2. 2.They ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) are plant
  3. 3.___ I helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.She ___ lunch now. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  5. 5.___ Aisha winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.We ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) is cooking
  7. 7.___ my sister playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.She ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) is sing
  9. 9.We ___ a message at the moment. (a) are send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
  10. 10.___ my brother building a sandcastle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  13. 13.We ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  15. 15.They ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) are play
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  17. 17.Yash ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) is wear
  18. 18.___ you watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  21. 21.___ we writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  23. 23.He ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  24. 24.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  26. 26.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  28. 28.He ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bring
  29. 29.We ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  30. 30.___ the children throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.___ she sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.___ he feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  34. 34.They ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
  35. 35.I ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) am speak (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  38. 38.___ she wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  40. 40.___ I speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. eating
  2. are planting
  3. Am
  4. is bringing
  5. Is
  6. are cooking
  7. Is
  8. is singing
  9. are sending
  10. Is
  11. planting
  12. bringing
  13. are planting
  14. climbing
  15. are playing
  16. sending
  17. is wearing
  18. Are
  19. making
  20. cleaning
  21. Are
  22. running
  23. is swimming
  24. Are
  25. buying
  26. Is
  27. winning
  28. is bringing
  29. are singing
  30. Are
  31. Is
  32. Is
  33. wearing
  34. are telling
  35. am speaking
  36. going
  37. swimming
  38. Is
  39. riding
  40. Am

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