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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 450 · 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 “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  2. 2.Aditya ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) is studying
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  6. 6.The children ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) are flying (d) am flying
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  9. 9.We ___ the room right now. (a) are clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  10. 10.___ we helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.___ I climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  13. 13.He ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
  14. 14.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.___ they jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  18. 18.She ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are riding (b) is ride (c) is riding (d) am riding
  19. 19.___ they winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  21. 21.Kunal ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  23. 23.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.___ Diya helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  26. 26.___ we swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  28. 28.We ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
  29. 29.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.You ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) are throw (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  31. 31.He ___ a story now. (a) is tell (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) am telling
  32. 32.___ Rohan climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  35. 35.Nisha ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) is send (c) are sending (d) am sending
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  37. 37.___ you telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is run (d) is running
  39. 39.My brother ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) is swim (d) are swimming
  40. 40.___ he buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

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

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