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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 478 · 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 “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  2. 2.___ you running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.___ they throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  7. 7.___ my sister watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.She ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
  9. 9.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throw (d) is throwing
  10. 10.You ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
  11. 11.Kavya ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) is study
  12. 12.I ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eat (c) are eating (d) am eating
  13. 13.I ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) am write (d) am writing
  14. 14.My cousins ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
  15. 15.My sister ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
  16. 16.___ Rohan planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.We ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  19. 19.Kabir ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) is build (d) am building
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  21. 21.My sister ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
  22. 22.The students ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are help (d) are helping
  23. 23.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.___ he washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ you baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.She ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) is write
  27. 27.Myra ___ Hindi now. (a) is speak (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
  28. 28.My brother ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is make (d) is making
  29. 29.___ he taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  32. 32.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.He ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  35. 35.My friends ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) are go
  36. 36.He ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  37. 37.Neel ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) is play
  38. 38.Sneha ___ lunch right now. (a) is bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
  39. 39.___ they buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing

Answer key

  1. taking
  2. Are
  3. Are
  4. cleaning
  5. baking
  6. making
  7. Is
  8. is planting
  9. are throwing
  10. are cleaning
  11. is studying
  12. am eating
  13. am writing
  14. are riding
  15. is taking
  16. Is
  17. are drawing
  18. planting
  19. is building
  20. writing
  21. is bringing
  22. are helping
  23. Is
  24. Is
  25. Are
  26. is writing
  27. is speaking
  28. is making
  29. Is
  30. cooking
  31. playing
  32. Are
  33. is flying
  34. clapping
  35. are going
  36. is playing
  37. is playing
  38. is bringing
  39. Are
  40. helping

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