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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 451 · 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 “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  2. 2.___ the children riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  4. 4.___ my sister going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.You ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
  6. 6.___ Ishaan building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.I ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) am win
  8. 8.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.___ Aarav winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.___ I watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  12. 12.___ we running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  15. 15.___ we baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.___ she planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.My friends ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) are fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
  18. 18.___ he studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.___ Ira throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  22. 22.You ___ a message at the moment. (a) are send (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) am sending
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  25. 25.___ he feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  27. 27.___ my parents singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.My cousins ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are send
  29. 29.Dev ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  31. 31.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ you swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.___ he speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.___ she carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.___ Karan swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.She ___ a message at the moment. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is sending
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  38. 38.___ you studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.You ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) are sing
  40. 40.___ Kunal playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. clapping
  2. Are
  3. telling
  4. Is
  5. are cleaning
  6. Is
  7. am winning
  8. Are
  9. Is
  10. Am
  11. washing
  12. Are
  13. speaking
  14. throwing
  15. Are
  16. Is
  17. are flying
  18. Is
  19. Is
  20. running
  21. playing
  22. are sending
  23. wearing
  24. studying
  25. Is
  26. going
  27. Are
  28. are sending
  29. is cooking
  30. swimming
  31. Are
  32. Are
  33. Is
  34. Is
  35. Is
  36. is sending
  37. drinking
  38. Are
  39. are singing
  40. Is

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