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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 648 · 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 “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
  2. 2.___ we eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.___ I dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.I ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climb (d) am climbing
  5. 5.___ he going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.___ he swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  8. 8.Saanvi ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) is plant (d) am planting
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  10. 10.He ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  12. 12.You ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) are go (c) am going (d) are going
  13. 13.I ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am send (d) am sending
  14. 14.___ he telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.___ you telling a story at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  18. 18.My friends ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climb
  19. 19.I ___ the ball right now. (a) are catching (b) am catch (c) is catching (d) am catching
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  22. 22.___ my cousins winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.___ Manav flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.I ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) am clap
  26. 26.___ the students telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.We ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) are eat
  28. 28.I ___ rice now. (a) am cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  30. 30.___ Nisha taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  34. 34.___ we flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.The children ___ a cap now. (a) are wear (b) am wearing (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
  36. 36.___ you dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.___ my brother swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  39. 39.You ___ the dog now. (a) are feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  40. 40.My brother ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying

Answer key

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

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