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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 700 · 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.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are run (d) are running
  2. 2.___ Farhan helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  5. 5.I ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) am swim (d) is swimming
  6. 6.They ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throw
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  8. 8.Tara ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) is washing (d) am washing
  9. 9.I ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) am help
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  11. 11.___ Saanvi making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am climb (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
  13. 13.Kunal ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) is ride (c) am riding (d) are riding
  14. 14.We ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) is singing (d) are sing
  15. 15.I ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) am win
  16. 16.Ananya ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) am washing
  17. 17.___ they watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.___ we cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.I ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) am plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
  21. 21.She ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clap
  22. 22.___ Neel cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.___ he drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.My sister ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feed (d) am feeding
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  26. 26.The children ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) are help
  27. 27.He ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is draw
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  33. 33.Neel ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) is clean (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  34. 34.My friends ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  38. 38.___ I cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  40. 40.Rohan ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) is sing (d) are singing

Answer key

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

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