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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 730 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  2. 2.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climb (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  4. 4.My friends ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jog (d) are jogging
  5. 5.___ the students speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.___ my brother writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.___ we feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.Priya ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) is buy
  9. 9.___ my brother speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.___ we carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.She ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  12. 12.___ he telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.Kavya ___ the ball right now. (a) is throw (b) are throwing (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
  14. 14.___ Aditya catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.___ they making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.___ Priya winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.___ Pooja going to school now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.She ___ a message right now. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is sending
  19. 19.___ she winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.You ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) are bake (c) is baking (d) are baking
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  26. 26.___ she cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.I ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  28. 28.My parents ___ to school right now. (a) are go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
  29. 29.We ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) are win (c) am winning (d) is winning
  30. 30.___ I making tea now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  32. 32.My friends ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) are win
  33. 33.They ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
  34. 34.I ___ a picture now. (a) am draw (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  35. 35.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swim (d) am swimming
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  37. 37.I ___ a tree now. (a) am climb (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  38. 38.My parents ___ the match at the moment. (a) are win (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are winning
  39. 39.They ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) are writing (d) am writing
  40. 40.They ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) are throw (c) is throwing (d) are throwing

Answer key

  1. telling
  2. is climbing
  3. dancing
  4. are jogging
  5. Are
  6. Is
  7. Are
  8. is buying
  9. Is
  10. Are
  11. is planting
  12. Is
  13. is throwing
  14. Is
  15. Are
  16. Is
  17. Is
  18. is sending
  19. Is
  20. are baking
  21. going
  22. eating
  23. planting
  24. taking
  25. studying
  26. Is
  27. am baking
  28. are going
  29. are winning
  30. Am
  31. climbing
  32. are winning
  33. are watching
  34. am drawing
  35. am swimming
  36. buying
  37. am climbing
  38. are winning
  39. are writing
  40. are throwing

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