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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 444 · 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 “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  2. 2.___ Arjun cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.Rahul ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climb
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  5. 5.I ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) am go
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  7. 7.___ he clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  9. 9.We ___ to school right now. (a) are go (b) is going (c) are going (d) am going
  10. 10.My sister ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is play (c) are playing (d) is playing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  14. 14.Ananya ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  15. 15.___ they throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  18. 18.___ she eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.Rohan ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  21. 21.Pooja ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  22. 22.___ my cousins helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.___ I going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  25. 25.___ we speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.___ you studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.We ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) are send (c) am sending (d) are sending
  28. 28.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) are helping
  29. 29.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are building (c) are build (d) am building
  30. 30.She ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
  31. 31.___ you feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.My brother ___ tea now. (a) is make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  33. 33.___ you feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.___ they telling a story at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.___ Rohan watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.We ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) am playing
  37. 37.They ___ the match at the moment. (a) are win (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are winning
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  40. 40.___ Aditya clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

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

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