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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 612 · 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 “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  2. 2.___ Aarav jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  4. 4.___ my brother making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.___ my sister cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  7. 7.They ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) are cook (d) am cooking
  8. 8.___ Dev washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.He ___ the ball right now. (a) is catch (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) am catching
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  14. 14.___ the children winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.___ the children drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.I ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) am wash
  18. 18.My parents ___ in the park right now. (a) are run (b) am running (c) are running (d) is running
  19. 19.Farhan ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) is send (c) are sending (d) am sending
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  21. 21.You ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
  22. 22.They ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) am studying
  23. 23.They ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) are fly
  24. 24.My brother ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  25. 25.___ he catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.Aisha ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) is wash
  27. 27.I ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) am tell (d) am telling
  28. 28.You ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  29. 29.___ they washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.___ she clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.___ she helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is build (d) is building
  33. 33.They ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) are ride
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  35. 35.___ Aditya planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.I ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) am carry (d) is carrying
  37. 37.___ my cousins baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.They ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) are fly
  39. 39.___ my parents drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.You ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) are playing

Answer key

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

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