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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 639 · 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 “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  2. 2.We ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) am studying
  3. 3.Zoya ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) is write
  4. 4.___ Diya clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.___ Myra washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.___ the children swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.___ Omkar helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.You ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) are wear (d) are wearing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  10. 10.___ she building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.___ Aditya planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.My brother ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) is making (c) am making (d) is make
  13. 13.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.You ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) are win (c) am winning (d) are winning
  15. 15.___ I feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  17. 17.___ they buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.They ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  20. 20.___ you sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.___ Diya riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.She ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clap (d) is clapping
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  24. 24.___ Vivaan studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  26. 26.___ we bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.You ___ a picture right now. (a) are draw (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  28. 28.___ Ira flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.___ he buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.She ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is clean (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  31. 31.She ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
  32. 32.___ she studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.Sneha ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) are cleaning
  34. 34.He ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) is write (c) am writing (d) are writing
  35. 35.___ they speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  38. 38.I ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jog (d) am jogging
  39. 39.The children ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eat (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eating
  40. 40.___ my parents buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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