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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 625 · 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 “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  2. 2.He ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) is take (d) am taking
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  4. 4.My brother ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clap
  5. 5.Sneha ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) is win (d) are winning
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  8. 8.___ Ishaan running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.___ my sister telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.We ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) are climb (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  12. 12.___ we swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.___ my brother watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.___ I running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
  16. 16.___ the students helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.___ my brother drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) am building (d) is build
  19. 19.You ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) is studying (d) are studying
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  23. 23.___ he watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.We ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
  25. 25.___ she wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) are plant
  27. 27.___ you drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  28. 28.___ Ishaan jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.___ Kabir watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.We ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) are play
  31. 31.He ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) is send
  32. 32.We ___ a picture right now. (a) are draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
  33. 33.___ they making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.You ___ a letter now. (a) are write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
  35. 35.I ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) am dance
  36. 36.Farhan ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) is clean (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  38. 38.You ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
  39. 39.___ he sending a message right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.Meera ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) is help

Answer key

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

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