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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 627 · 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 “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
  2. 2.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.___ Riya jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.My brother ___ a tree right now. (a) is climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  6. 6.Kabir ___ a tree right now. (a) is climb (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  9. 9.We ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
  10. 10.The students ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  11. 11.The students ___ the dishes now. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) am washing
  12. 12.___ they making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.___ the students carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.___ my sister taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.___ we eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.They ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are clean (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  17. 17.Karan ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
  18. 18.___ my brother jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.My parents ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  21. 21.___ she feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  23. 23.___ she taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.We ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are draw (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  25. 25.___ Ananya making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.They ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) are take (c) am taking (d) are taking
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  28. 28.___ I running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  34. 34.He ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) is cook
  35. 35.Saanvi ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  37. 37.___ he taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.___ Omkar watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.___ you running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing

Answer key

  1. singing
  2. Are
  3. Is
  4. is climbing
  5. drawing
  6. is climbing
  7. wearing
  8. flying
  9. are drinking
  10. are baking
  11. are washing
  12. Are
  13. Are
  14. Is
  15. Are
  16. are cleaning
  17. is sending
  18. Is
  19. are bringing
  20. going
  21. Is
  22. helping
  23. Is
  24. are drawing
  25. Is
  26. are taking
  27. clapping
  28. Am
  29. carrying
  30. eating
  31. speaking
  32. climbing
  33. swimming
  34. is cooking
  35. is eating
  36. planting
  37. Is
  38. Is
  39. Are
  40. washing

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