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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 443 · 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 “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  3. 3.My brother ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) is helping (d) are helping
  4. 4.My cousins ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) are carry
  5. 5.___ he cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.Ananya ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) is playing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  8. 8.We ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) are fly (d) is flying
  9. 9.___ Aditya planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.My sister ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) is play
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  12. 12.I ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) am eat
  13. 13.The students ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) am watching
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  16. 16.My sister ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  17. 17.Aditya ___ in the park now. (a) is run (b) is running (c) am running (d) are running
  18. 18.___ they cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  20. 20.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.He ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) is buy (d) are buying
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  23. 23.___ she catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  26. 26.Sneha ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) am bringing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
  28. 28.She ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) is clean
  29. 29.Rohan ___ tea now. (a) is make (b) are making (c) am making (d) is making
  30. 30.I ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) am tell (c) am telling (d) is telling
  31. 31.The students ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) is winning (d) are winning
  32. 32.___ he playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.Ananya ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) am eating
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  35. 35.___ my friends climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.___ we feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.___ we going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.You ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
  39. 39.My parents ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
  40. 40.___ we playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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