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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 669 · 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.___ my friends playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  3. 3.I ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) am speak
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  5. 5.My parents ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
  6. 6.He ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
  7. 7.___ Saanvi singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.___ we throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  11. 11.The students ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) are dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  13. 13.___ my sister telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  15. 15.They ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catch
  16. 16.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catch (c) is catching (d) am catching
  17. 17.___ she speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.I ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am write
  19. 19.My sister ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is sing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  23. 23.___ my brother drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.___ they climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ we playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.You ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swim (d) are swimming
  27. 27.___ we running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.___ my friends washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.___ I watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.We ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) are playing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  32. 32.___ they riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.We ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
  34. 34.We ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feed
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  37. 37.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
  38. 38.You ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) are draw
  39. 39.He ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feed (d) is feeding
  40. 40.My brother ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) is cook

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. dancing
  3. am speaking
  4. making
  5. are watching
  6. is cleaning
  7. Is
  8. Are
  9. studying
  10. going
  11. are dancing
  12. planting
  13. Is
  14. writing
  15. are catching
  16. is catching
  17. Is
  18. am writing
  19. is singing
  20. singing
  21. cleaning
  22. drinking
  23. Is
  24. Are
  25. Are
  26. are swimming
  27. Are
  28. Are
  29. Am
  30. are playing
  31. bringing
  32. Are
  33. are jogging
  34. are feeding
  35. running
  36. winning
  37. is planting
  38. are drawing
  39. is feeding
  40. is cooking

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