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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 608 · 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 “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  4. 4.Pooja ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) are playing
  5. 5.___ they bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
  8. 8.I ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) am run (c) are running (d) is running
  9. 9.___ Ishaan drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.My brother ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  12. 12.___ Yash writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.The children ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are draw
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  15. 15.___ my brother drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  19. 19.___ Omkar jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.___ you singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.Diya ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) is studying
  22. 22.My parents ___ Grandma right now. (a) are help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
  23. 23.You ___ a story right now. (a) are tell (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) am telling
  24. 24.___ she buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.___ I catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.My sister ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
  27. 27.___ I taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  29. 29.Aisha ___ a picture right now. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  30. 30.Zoya ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  31. 31.You ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) are take (d) am taking
  32. 32.___ I swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  34. 34.___ they playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.You ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swim
  36. 36.___ Zoya building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.___ Omkar riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  39. 39.___ they clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing

Answer key

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

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