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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 479 · 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 “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  2. 2.___ you studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.___ you running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.___ my sister watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  8. 8.You ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) are draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  10. 10.___ my parents bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.You ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) are speak (d) am speaking
  12. 12.___ you swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.Meera ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  14. 14.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is building (d) is build
  15. 15.My brother ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
  16. 16.The children ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) are send (d) am sending
  17. 17.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.I ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) am study (c) am studying (d) are studying
  19. 19.___ Myra cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  23. 23.He ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is play (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are playing
  24. 24.My cousins ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feed
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
  26. 26.___ Rahul throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.My friends ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) am watching
  28. 28.We ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) are draw (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  30. 30.___ she cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.My sister ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  32. 32.___ Neel taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.My friends ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) is cooking
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  35. 35.They ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) are bring (d) is bringing
  36. 36.We ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speak
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  38. 38.Meera ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
  39. 39.___ Zoya sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.___ they drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. climbing
  2. Are
  3. Am
  4. Are
  5. Is
  6. taking
  7. winning
  8. are drawing
  9. throwing
  10. Are
  11. are speaking
  12. Are
  13. is flying
  14. is building
  15. is wearing
  16. are sending
  17. Am
  18. am studying
  19. Is
  20. cooking
  21. helping
  22. carrying
  23. is playing
  24. are feeding
  25. building
  26. Is
  27. are watching
  28. are drawing
  29. catching
  30. Is
  31. is swimming
  32. Is
  33. are cooking
  34. flying
  35. are bringing
  36. are speaking
  37. planting
  38. is dancing
  39. Is
  40. Are

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