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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 751 · 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 “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  2. 2.___ my brother sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.She ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) is sending (d) are sending
  4. 4.They ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) are tell (d) am telling
  5. 5.We ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  6. 6.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catch (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catching
  7. 7.My cousins ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) are watch
  8. 8.I ___ a story right now. (a) am tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
  9. 9.Ananya ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) is catch
  10. 10.You ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) are sing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  12. 12.Sneha ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is clean (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  17. 17.___ you clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.She ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feed (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  19. 19.___ Kunal taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.I ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) am send (c) am sending (d) is sending
  21. 21.They ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  23. 23.We ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  24. 24.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) am build (c) are building (d) is building
  25. 25.We ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speak
  26. 26.___ we wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.___ they planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  28. 28.___ you winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.___ I carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  31. 31.___ we cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.___ I winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.You ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
  34. 34.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.They ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dance
  36. 36.___ they winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.They ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
  38. 38.___ I baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.Myra ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming

Answer key

  1. flying
  2. Is
  3. is sending
  4. are telling
  5. are speaking
  6. am catching
  7. are watching
  8. am telling
  9. is catching
  10. are singing
  11. building
  12. is cleaning
  13. eating
  14. drawing
  15. speaking
  16. wearing
  17. Are
  18. is feeding
  19. Is
  20. am sending
  21. are dancing
  22. winning
  23. are carrying
  24. am building
  25. are speaking
  26. Are
  27. Are
  28. Are
  29. Am
  30. buying
  31. Are
  32. Am
  33. are making
  34. Are
  35. are dancing
  36. Are
  37. are climbing
  38. Am
  39. Are
  40. is swimming

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