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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 540 · 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 “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  2. 2.He ___ tea now. (a) is make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  4. 4.___ we studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.My brother ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  8. 8.We ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) am planting
  9. 9.___ I carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.You ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are build (d) are building
  11. 11.You ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are make (d) are making
  12. 12.My sister ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) am building (c) are building (d) is building
  13. 13.___ my parents flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  15. 15.My sister ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
  16. 16.The children ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) is studying (d) are studying
  17. 17.___ my brother eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  19. 19.My cousins ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swim (d) are swimming
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  21. 21.Sneha ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
  22. 22.You ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are win
  23. 23.___ we singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.___ Isha playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.___ Kunal running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.___ my brother going to school now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.We ___ the ball now. (a) are catch (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) am catching
  28. 28.They ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) am winning
  29. 29.She ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  33. 33.He ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) is draw
  34. 34.Tara ___ milk now. (a) is drink (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
  35. 35.Karan ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) is speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  36. 36.They ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  37. 37.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.___ you catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ Riya drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.___ you telling a story at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

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

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