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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 471 · 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 “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  2. 2.We ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) are take (c) am taking (d) is taking
  3. 3.He ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
  4. 4.___ she studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.___ they studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  7. 7.___ I feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  9. 9.___ Meera telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.I ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) am help (c) are helping (d) am helping
  11. 11.___ Arjun carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.I ___ a story at the moment. (a) am tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  14. 14.___ you washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.My cousins ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  17. 17.They ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  22. 22.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  24. 24.___ you cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.He ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) is swim (d) are swimming
  26. 26.___ he cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  28. 28.We ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
  29. 29.Kavya ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) is go
  30. 30.___ my friends winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  32. 32.___ they cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.She ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
  34. 34.We ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
  35. 35.The students ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) are take (d) is taking
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  37. 37.___ she washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.___ my brother feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.You ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) are bring (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
  40. 40.___ he wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. studying
  2. are taking
  3. is washing
  4. Is
  5. Are
  6. making
  7. Am
  8. sending
  9. Is
  10. am helping
  11. Is
  12. am telling
  13. washing
  14. Are
  15. are washing
  16. telling
  17. are carrying
  18. cooking
  19. planting
  20. carrying
  21. drawing
  22. Are
  23. bringing
  24. Are
  25. is swimming
  26. Is
  27. drinking
  28. are cleaning
  29. is going
  30. Are
  31. winning
  32. Are
  33. is bringing
  34. are telling
  35. are taking
  36. cleaning
  37. Is
  38. Is
  39. are bringing
  40. Is

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