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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 447 · 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 “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
  2. 2.My brother ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
  3. 3.He ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is run (c) is running (d) am running
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  6. 6.The students ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speak (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  8. 8.She ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  11. 11.The children ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) am washing
  12. 12.___ she drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  14. 14.She ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
  15. 15.___ I writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.She ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) are making (c) is make (d) is making
  17. 17.You ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) are bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  19. 19.___ my sister flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  21. 21.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) is climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  23. 23.They ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are ride (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) am riding
  24. 24.He ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) is plant
  25. 25.Karan ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is play (c) is playing (d) are playing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  27. 27.___ you flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  29. 29.He ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) is draw
  30. 30.___ we drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  33. 33.___ you going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.___ we singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  36. 36.I ___ a mango right now. (a) am eat (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eating
  37. 37.You ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  38. 38.He ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) is clap
  39. 39.___ my friends studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing

Answer key

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

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