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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 616 · 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 “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  2. 2.___ he clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.You ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are take
  4. 4.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.She ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) is jog
  6. 6.Ananya ___ cricket now. (a) is play (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is playing
  7. 7.Nisha ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
  8. 8.He ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) is going (c) is go (d) am going
  9. 9.Meera ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is flying
  10. 10.Meera ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is help (c) is helping (d) am helping
  11. 11.___ she going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.Myra ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is win (c) is winning (d) am winning
  13. 13.You ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  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 “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  18. 18.She ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cook (d) are cooking
  19. 19.___ you climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.My friends ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) are bring (d) am bringing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  22. 22.Diya ___ a story right now. (a) is tell (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are telling
  23. 23.___ my parents clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.___ my cousins telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ Manav dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  27. 27.___ my brother planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.___ they watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.Neel ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
  31. 31.___ my brother dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ we helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  35. 35.___ she making tea now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.The children ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) are play
  37. 37.My sister ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
  38. 38.The students ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) are wear (d) is wearing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  40. 40.He ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) are building (c) am building (d) is building

Answer key

  1. drawing
  2. Is
  3. are taking
  4. Are
  5. is jogging
  6. is playing
  7. is bringing
  8. is going
  9. is flying
  10. is helping
  11. Is
  12. is winning
  13. are jogging
  14. watching
  15. throwing
  16. building
  17. carrying
  18. is cooking
  19. Are
  20. are bringing
  21. cleaning
  22. is telling
  23. Are
  24. Are
  25. Is
  26. making
  27. Is
  28. Are
  29. is watching
  30. helping
  31. Is
  32. Are
  33. jogging
  34. buying
  35. Is
  36. are playing
  37. is watching
  38. are wearing
  39. bringing
  40. is building

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