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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 749 · 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 “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  2. 2.___ he throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  4. 4.___ I climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.We ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) are sing (d) is singing
  6. 6.The students ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am helping
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  8. 8.We ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wear (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
  9. 9.You ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are clean (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  11. 11.He ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clap (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
  12. 12.My cousins ___ a tree now. (a) are climb (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  13. 13.We ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) are clap
  14. 14.We ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wear (d) are wearing
  15. 15.Kabir ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  16. 16.My sister ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) is feed (d) am feeding
  17. 17.He ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
  18. 18.___ we cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  20. 20.___ my brother studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  25. 25.___ they winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.He ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) is climb (d) am climbing
  27. 27.___ Farhan writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  29. 29.___ Manav bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.___ my brother riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.My sister ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  34. 34.Manav ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) is win
  35. 35.___ the students carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.___ we playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.___ my sister speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.He ___ in the park right now. (a) is run (b) are running (c) am running (d) is running
  39. 39.___ we clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking

Answer key

  1. catching
  2. Is
  3. climbing
  4. Am
  5. are singing
  6. are helping
  7. writing
  8. are wearing
  9. are cleaning
  10. riding
  11. is clapping
  12. are climbing
  13. are clapping
  14. are wearing
  15. is dancing
  16. is feeding
  17. is carrying
  18. Are
  19. carrying
  20. Is
  21. clapping
  22. swimming
  23. playing
  24. taking
  25. Are
  26. is climbing
  27. Is
  28. making
  29. Is
  30. Is
  31. is buying
  32. feeding
  33. drawing
  34. is winning
  35. Are
  36. Are
  37. Is
  38. is running
  39. Are
  40. drinking

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