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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 460 · 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 “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  2. 2.She ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
  3. 3.___ Riya swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.___ Dev studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  6. 6.___ we buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.___ you drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  9. 9.My parents ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) is running (c) are running (d) am running
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  12. 12.___ she clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.___ my friends singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.___ Manav taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.We ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
  16. 16.You ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
  17. 17.I ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) am throw
  18. 18.My cousins ___ milk right now. (a) are drink (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
  19. 19.You ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  20. 20.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
  21. 21.My sister ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  23. 23.My brother ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) is eat
  24. 24.___ my parents building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.My brother ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) is bring
  26. 26.___ he drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.___ I playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.She ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watch
  29. 29.My cousins ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
  30. 30.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
  31. 31.___ Kabir jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  33. 33.___ you bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.My cousins ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  36. 36.Nisha ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) is write
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  39. 39.You ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jog (d) are jogging
  40. 40.___ my parents winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

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

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