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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 747 · 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 “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  2. 2.___ Arjun speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.He ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) is wear
  4. 4.Dev ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  5. 5.He ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) is take
  6. 6.___ he telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.___ my parents playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  9. 9.___ I bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.She ___ the dishes right now. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
  11. 11.___ Vivaan drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.___ Nisha taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  14. 14.My sister ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  16. 16.We ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
  17. 17.___ I writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  19. 19.He ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is flying
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  21. 21.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jog (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  22. 22.My sister ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  24. 24.We ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  25. 25.They ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) is winning (d) are winning
  26. 26.We ___ for the team now. (a) are clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  27. 27.We ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
  28. 28.___ my sister studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  31. 31.We ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) are wear
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  33. 33.You ___ the train now. (a) are take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
  34. 34.You ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) are clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
  35. 35.___ you running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.___ my cousins making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  39. 39.___ I drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.My brother ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is help

Answer key

  1. playing
  2. Is
  3. is wearing
  4. is helping
  5. is taking
  6. Is
  7. Are
  8. planting
  9. Am
  10. is washing
  11. Is
  12. Is
  13. making
  14. is carrying
  15. watching
  16. are riding
  17. Am
  18. buying
  19. is flying
  20. studying
  21. are jogging
  22. is cooking
  23. taking
  24. are cooking
  25. are winning
  26. are clapping
  27. are feeding
  28. Is
  29. swimming
  30. bringing
  31. are wearing
  32. going
  33. are taking
  34. are clapping
  35. Are
  36. Are
  37. wearing
  38. cooking
  39. Am
  40. is helping

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