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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 628 · 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 “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  2. 2.___ Zoya dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  6. 6.You ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wear (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  8. 8.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.My sister ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  11. 11.___ she buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  14. 14.___ we baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.___ they flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.My friends ___ the dog now. (a) are feed (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  19. 19.___ we watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are run (d) are running
  21. 21.___ she wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.Manav ___ a tree now. (a) is climb (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
  23. 23.My sister ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
  24. 24.___ she riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.We ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  26. 26.She ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
  27. 27.___ you climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.We ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) are study
  29. 29.My friends ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) are clap
  30. 30.___ they cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.We ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) are wear
  32. 32.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) am take (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is taking
  33. 33.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) is throw (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
  34. 34.___ Kavya baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.They ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) are speak (d) am speaking
  36. 36.___ you building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.___ he telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.___ you making tea now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging

Answer key

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

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