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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 659 · 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.The students ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  3. 3.___ Rahul running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.My brother ___ lunch right now. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
  5. 5.My parents ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are bake (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) are baking
  6. 6.I ___ a mango now. (a) am eat (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) is eating
  7. 7.___ I singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  16. 16.Sneha ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  17. 17.___ the children catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.You ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
  19. 19.___ my parents making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
  21. 21.He ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) am sending
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  25. 25.___ they catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  27. 27.You ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) am speaking
  28. 28.___ Zoya wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
  30. 30.___ my parents playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.Yash ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) is buy (d) am buying
  32. 32.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.___ he cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.___ my brother winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.My friends ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) are bring (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
  36. 36.Aarav ___ the dog right now. (a) is feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  39. 39.Aditya ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
  40. 40.___ he making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

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

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