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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 624 · 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 “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  5. 5.I ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am ride (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) are riding
  6. 6.They ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swim (d) am swimming
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  8. 8.___ you studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.___ we taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.We ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) are going (c) am going (d) are go
  11. 11.___ they running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.You ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throw (d) is throwing
  13. 13.___ she making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  16. 16.The children ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cook (d) am cooking
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  18. 18.___ Riya swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
  20. 20.You ___ lunch right now. (a) are bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  22. 22.___ the children bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  24. 24.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climb (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  25. 25.You ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) are making (c) are make (d) is making
  26. 26.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) am go
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  30. 30.___ I speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.___ he riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.___ my brother wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.They ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) are send
  34. 34.My brother ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  36. 36.The students ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) are help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  37. 37.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swim (d) am swimming
  38. 38.___ Yash going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ Vivaan cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.My brother ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying

Answer key

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

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