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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 610 · 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 “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  2. 2.Aarav ___ a tree right now. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
  3. 3.I ___ a message at the moment. (a) am send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  6. 6.He ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
  7. 7.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) am building (c) are build (d) is building
  8. 8.___ Zoya taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.My cousins ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) are catch
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  11. 11.___ she climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.___ I taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.___ you dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  16. 16.___ they building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.I ___ the match right now. (a) am win (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are winning
  18. 18.He ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
  19. 19.Aarav ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) is study (c) am studying (d) are studying
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  21. 21.___ we writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.___ Aarav baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  24. 24.___ he playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.___ she going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.Kunal ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  28. 28.___ we bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.___ my brother feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  31. 31.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.They ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) are play
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  34. 34.She ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) is send (d) are sending
  35. 35.___ Isha drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.___ Kunal eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.Rohan ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) is tell (d) am telling
  38. 38.___ we speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
  40. 40.___ Farhan planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. throwing
  2. is planting
  3. am sending
  4. studying
  5. drinking
  6. is dancing
  7. are building
  8. Is
  9. are catching
  10. cleaning
  11. Is
  12. Am
  13. Are
  14. Are
  15. taking
  16. Are
  17. am winning
  18. is cooking
  19. is studying
  20. climbing
  21. Are
  22. Is
  23. playing
  24. Is
  25. Is
  26. is washing
  27. dancing
  28. Are
  29. Is
  30. drawing
  31. Are
  32. are playing
  33. watching
  34. is sending
  35. Is
  36. Is
  37. is telling
  38. Are
  39. is planting
  40. Is

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