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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 724 · 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.___ he carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  4. 4.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.Ananya ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  8. 8.___ Karan climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  11. 11.They ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) are help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  12. 12.Tara ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) is take
  13. 13.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) am wash (c) am washing (d) are washing
  14. 14.___ my brother studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.I ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) am study (c) am studying (d) are studying
  16. 16.___ the students helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.She ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
  18. 18.___ you speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.She ___ to school right now. (a) is go (b) are going (c) am going (d) is going
  20. 20.We ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  21. 21.My friends ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) are speak (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  24. 24.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) am build (c) is building (d) am building
  25. 25.___ we flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.I ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) am eat (d) are eating
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  28. 28.We ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) are help (c) is helping (d) am helping
  29. 29.___ he helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  31. 31.We ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
  32. 32.My sister ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  33. 33.___ he playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.We ___ a message at the moment. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) are send (d) are sending
  35. 35.___ my sister swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.We ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  39. 39.Rohan ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) am writing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. cooking
  3. drawing
  4. Are
  5. is clapping
  6. throwing
  7. playing
  8. Is
  9. flying
  10. catching
  11. are helping
  12. is taking
  13. am washing
  14. Is
  15. am studying
  16. Are
  17. is carrying
  18. Are
  19. is going
  20. are baking
  21. are speaking
  22. sending
  23. studying
  24. am building
  25. Are
  26. am eating
  27. baking
  28. are helping
  29. Is
  30. bringing
  31. are baking
  32. is jogging
  33. Is
  34. are sending
  35. Is
  36. are telling
  37. wearing
  38. going
  39. is writing
  40. helping

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