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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 633 · 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 “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  2. 2.___ the students running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.___ the students clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.___ they watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.We ___ the dog now. (a) are feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  6. 6.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
  7. 7.I ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am build (d) am building
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  9. 9.___ Kavya bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.We ___ to school at the moment. (a) are go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
  11. 11.___ he helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.You ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) am singing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  15. 15.You ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are make (d) are making
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  17. 17.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
  18. 18.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) am wash (d) are washing
  19. 19.You ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  21. 21.She ___ the bag right now. (a) is carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  22. 22.She ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  23. 23.My parents ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) are bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  26. 26.My parents ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) are send (c) are sending (d) am sending
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  28. 28.___ Rahul swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  32. 32.They ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
  33. 33.They ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) are wash (c) is washing (d) are washing
  34. 34.___ Ira catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.___ my sister drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.___ my friends speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.He ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) is take
  38. 38.My brother ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) is wash
  39. 39.They ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing

Answer key

  1. flying
  2. Are
  3. Are
  4. Are
  5. are feeding
  6. am playing
  7. am building
  8. riding
  9. Is
  10. are going
  11. Is
  12. are singing
  13. throwing
  14. cooking
  15. are making
  16. winning
  17. are jogging
  18. am washing
  19. are clapping
  20. singing
  21. is carrying
  22. is bringing
  23. are baking
  24. dancing
  25. cleaning
  26. are sending
  27. buying
  28. Is
  29. studying
  30. catching
  31. planting
  32. are flying
  33. are washing
  34. Is
  35. Is
  36. Are
  37. is taking
  38. is washing
  39. are drawing
  40. eating

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