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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 632 · 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.___ Aisha buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  5. 5.We ___ the room now. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  6. 6.My sister ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) is ride (c) are riding (d) am riding
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  8. 8.We ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) are run (c) are running (d) am running
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  12. 12.My parents ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
  13. 13.___ Meera writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  15. 15.___ they washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  17. 17.___ he wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.They ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
  19. 19.___ I swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.She ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  22. 22.My sister ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is clean
  23. 23.___ the students planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.___ you taking the train right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.___ Kunal bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.Farhan ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) is climb (d) am climbing
  27. 27.___ I buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  29. 29.She ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) is writing
  30. 30.___ they buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.The children ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
  32. 32.We ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are ride (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is riding
  33. 33.___ Diya dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.Zoya ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) is plant (d) am planting
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  37. 37.We ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  38. 38.___ my friends drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ the children writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. throwing
  3. clapping
  4. making
  5. are cleaning
  6. is riding
  7. riding
  8. are running
  9. sending
  10. catching
  11. winning
  12. are telling
  13. Is
  14. writing
  15. Are
  16. telling
  17. Is
  18. are eating
  19. Am
  20. is baking
  21. studying
  22. is cleaning
  23. Are
  24. Are
  25. Is
  26. is climbing
  27. Am
  28. cleaning
  29. is writing
  30. Are
  31. are planting
  32. are riding
  33. Is
  34. is planting
  35. buying
  36. running
  37. are feeding
  38. Are
  39. Are
  40. dancing

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