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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 604 · 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 “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  2. 2.___ he buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.___ she studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  8. 8.___ I baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.___ you winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.I ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am study (c) am studying (d) is studying
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  12. 12.I ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) am tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
  13. 13.My friends ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) are carry (d) am carrying
  14. 14.You ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are go (c) is going (d) are going
  15. 15.___ she swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.___ he bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
  18. 18.___ you flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.___ the children studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.___ I building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.He ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) is speak (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  22. 22.She ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feed (d) is feeding
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  25. 25.___ Kabir taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  27. 27.The students ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
  28. 28.I ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) am play (c) are playing (d) is playing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  30. 30.___ they washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ you going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  33. 33.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) are ride
  34. 34.___ my friends washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.___ they telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.He ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
  37. 37.You ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are take
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  39. 39.My sister ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) is fly
  40. 40.My brother ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watch

Answer key

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

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