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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 741 · 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 “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
  2. 2.___ Kavya drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.He ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) is wash (c) is washing (d) are washing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  5. 5.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  7. 7.___ she speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climb (d) am climbing
  9. 9.___ they jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  11. 11.She ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) is wear
  12. 12.He ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
  13. 13.___ my brother drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.Arjun ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) is run (c) am running (d) are running
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  16. 16.I ___ a song at the moment. (a) am sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
  18. 18.___ I winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.___ we climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  22. 22.___ he watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  25. 25.You ___ a kite right now. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  27. 27.I ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) am study (d) are studying
  28. 28.___ I singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.___ Tara planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.We ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) am planting
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  32. 32.My friends ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
  33. 33.You ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throw
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  35. 35.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) are write
  36. 36.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) are playing
  37. 37.You ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jog (d) are jogging
  38. 38.___ Dev catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.___ you making tea now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.He ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) is drink (c) are drinking (d) is drinking

Answer key

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

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