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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 442 · 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 “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  2. 2.___ you wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.Manav ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) is drink (d) am drinking
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  5. 5.Diya ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) are building (c) is build (d) am building
  6. 6.I ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  7. 7.___ Aisha sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.My sister ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
  9. 9.___ he swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  11. 11.___ she watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  14. 14.___ Rohan feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.___ Aarav helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  18. 18.___ I swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.You ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) are write (c) are writing (d) is writing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  21. 21.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  23. 23.I ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buy
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  25. 25.They ___ a story right now. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are telling
  26. 26.___ he speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  31. 31.___ Rahul making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  33. 33.___ he making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.___ the children drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  36. 36.___ they jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.You ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  40. 40.___ my brother playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. telling
  2. Are
  3. is drinking
  4. riding
  5. is building
  6. am feeding
  7. Is
  8. is bringing
  9. Is
  10. buying
  11. Is
  12. throwing
  13. feeding
  14. Is
  15. Is
  16. carrying
  17. sending
  18. Am
  19. are writing
  20. watching
  21. Are
  22. taking
  23. am buying
  24. drinking
  25. are telling
  26. Is
  27. singing
  28. flying
  29. swimming
  30. dancing
  31. Is
  32. studying
  33. Is
  34. Are
  35. washing
  36. Are
  37. are feeding
  38. eating
  39. bringing
  40. Is

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