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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 679 · 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 ___ a letter now. (a) are write (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am writing
  2. 2.___ they clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  5. 5.___ she building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.He ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is help (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) are helping
  7. 7.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  10. 10.Rohan ___ the dog right now. (a) is feed (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
  11. 11.___ Saanvi dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  14. 14.My cousins ___ science now. (a) are study (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am studying
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  16. 16.___ I sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  19. 19.He ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) is make (d) are making
  20. 20.Myra ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) am winning
  21. 21.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
  22. 22.I ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dance
  23. 23.Kunal ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  24. 24.___ you dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.I ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) are making (c) is making (d) am make
  26. 26.You ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) are study (c) is studying (d) am studying
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
  28. 28.My sister ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) is study
  29. 29.Arjun ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
  30. 30.___ my brother bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  32. 32.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.Tara ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  35. 35.___ they studying science now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.I ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feed
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  38. 38.He ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) is plant (d) am planting
  39. 39.___ Omkar planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing

Answer key

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

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