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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 52 · 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.She ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  4. 4.Rahul ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) is buy
  5. 5.___ my brother playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  7. 7.___ we speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.___ Ira telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  10. 10.I ___ the dog now. (a) am feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  11. 11.___ Arjun playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) are throw (c) are throwing (d) am throwing
  13. 13.___ my brother making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  15. 15.He ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
  16. 16.I ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) am wear (d) am wearing
  17. 17.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  19. 19.My friends ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are run (d) are running
  20. 20.___ you drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.They ___ to school at the moment. (a) are go (b) are going (c) am going (d) is going
  22. 22.We ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) are run (c) are running (d) am running
  23. 23.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.They ___ a message at the moment. (a) are send (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) am sending
  25. 25.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) are build (d) am building
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  27. 27.I ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) am sing
  28. 28.___ he going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
  30. 30.___ Dev planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.We ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swim (d) am swimming
  32. 32.___ I buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.They ___ tea at the moment. (a) are make (b) are making (c) is making (d) am making
  34. 34.___ you taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  37. 37.Rohan ___ to school right now. (a) is go (b) are going (c) is going (d) am going
  38. 38.My parents ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) are cook
  39. 39.___ you cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing

Answer key

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

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