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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 709 · 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 watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  5. 5.She ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) is throw (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  6. 6.___ my cousins climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.She ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
  8. 8.___ she feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.My brother ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) am singing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  11. 11.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am take
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  13. 13.___ my brother speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.___ you feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.She ___ a tree right now. (a) is climb (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  16. 16.I ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) am dance (d) are dancing
  17. 17.She ___ the room right now. (a) is clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  18. 18.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) am plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
  19. 19.___ my brother swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.___ my cousins catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.I ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) am help (c) is helping (d) am helping
  22. 22.We ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dance
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  24. 24.___ they telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.I ___ the dishes now. (a) am wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
  26. 26.___ I clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.They ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  29. 29.They ___ tea now. (a) are make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  30. 30.___ they winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  35. 35.___ they swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  37. 37.I ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) am tell
  38. 38.He ___ to school at the moment. (a) is go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
  39. 39.He ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is play
  40. 40.___ she climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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