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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 7 · 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.___ she telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.He ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
  4. 4.___ she helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.___ he cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.She ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) is study
  7. 7.I ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) am win (d) are winning
  8. 8.___ they singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  13. 13.___ Tara playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  17. 17.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  18. 18.___ Yash going to school now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.___ Aarav dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.___ Riya feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  22. 22.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  24. 24.He ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  25. 25.Dev ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
  26. 26.I ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dance (d) are dancing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  28. 28.My friends ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  29. 29.You ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) are study
  30. 30.___ Rohan taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.They ___ a cap right now. (a) are wear (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
  32. 32.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  34. 34.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.He ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) is tell (d) am telling
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  38. 38.They ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speak
  39. 39.You ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) is buying
  40. 40.___ she making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. is buying
  3. cleaning
  4. Is
  5. Is
  6. is studying
  7. am winning
  8. Are
  9. clapping
  10. taking
  11. drawing
  12. singing
  13. Is
  14. cooking
  15. writing
  16. flying
  17. are jogging
  18. Is
  19. Is
  20. Is
  21. washing
  22. Am
  23. winning
  24. is swimming
  25. is buying
  26. am dancing
  27. jogging
  28. are studying
  29. are studying
  30. Is
  31. are wearing
  32. Is
  33. studying
  34. Am
  35. Are
  36. is telling
  37. sending
  38. are speaking
  39. are buying
  40. Is

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