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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 577 · 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 “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
  2. 2.He ___ to school at the moment. (a) is go (b) are going (c) am going (d) is going
  3. 3.___ my brother helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.___ he washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.She ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
  6. 6.___ I cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  8. 8.He ___ a message right now. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is sending
  9. 9.She ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
  10. 10.___ we speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.My brother ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) is go (c) am going (d) is going
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  13. 13.___ you sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.He ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bring
  15. 15.I ___ the ball right now. (a) am catch (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) is catching
  16. 16.You ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  17. 17.They ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) are tell
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  20. 20.___ I building a sandcastle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.___ I planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  23. 23.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.I ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) am cook
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  27. 27.___ Rohan throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.Ira ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) am flying
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  31. 31.You ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
  32. 32.We ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) are tell (d) is telling
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  34. 34.I ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) am catch
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  36. 36.___ I washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.Zoya ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
  38. 38.My brother ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding

Answer key

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

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