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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 619 · 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 “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  2. 2.___ she cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.___ Farhan throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.___ we washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.My brother ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) is bring (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  9. 9.They ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
  10. 10.___ Zoya eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  12. 12.___ he eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  14. 14.I ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) am wear (d) is wearing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  16. 16.He ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  17. 17.She ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  18. 18.The children ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are send (c) are sending (d) is sending
  19. 19.___ I bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  21. 21.___ my brother telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.You ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) are going (c) are go (d) am going
  23. 23.Karan ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) am studying (d) is studying
  24. 24.The students ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dance
  25. 25.___ Myra watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.My friends ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) are clean (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  30. 30.___ you wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.He ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  32. 32.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.You ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) are plant
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  35. 35.___ Manav drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  37. 37.___ Diya throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.___ he writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.___ they cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.___ she riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. clapping
  2. Is
  3. Is
  4. Are
  5. is bringing
  6. bringing
  7. flying
  8. winning
  9. are cleaning
  10. Is
  11. washing
  12. Is
  13. planting
  14. am wearing
  15. going
  16. is playing
  17. is carrying
  18. are sending
  19. Am
  20. catching
  21. Is
  22. are going
  23. is studying
  24. are dancing
  25. Is
  26. are cleaning
  27. feeding
  28. carrying
  29. cleaning
  30. Are
  31. is cooking
  32. Are
  33. are planting
  34. cooking
  35. Is
  36. writing
  37. Is
  38. Is
  39. Are
  40. Is

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