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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 455 · 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 “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  2. 2.I ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) am help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  3. 3.She ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) is eat
  4. 4.My brother ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) is tell
  5. 5.___ Manav playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.___ my sister swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.Manav ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dance
  8. 8.They ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) is winning
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  10. 10.___ my sister making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  12. 12.We ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  14. 14.___ I buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.___ my parents flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.He ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  18. 18.___ she wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.___ Isha telling a story at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.Manav ___ a song at the moment. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  21. 21.I ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) am write (d) is writing
  22. 22.___ we drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.My friends ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) are eat (c) are eating (d) am eating
  24. 24.You ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  27. 27.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) are build (c) is building (d) are building
  28. 28.They ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  29. 29.___ Vivaan cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Rohan ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
  31. 31.___ we climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  33. 33.The children ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wear (d) are wearing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  35. 35.___ you taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.Kabir ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) am writing
  37. 37.___ the students clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.___ she clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.___ the students planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching

Answer key

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

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