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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 761 · 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 “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  2. 2.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) are help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  3. 3.My sister ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
  4. 4.Rahul ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drink (d) are drinking
  5. 5.___ the students riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.___ they running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.___ my friends feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.She ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) is play (c) is playing (d) am playing
  9. 9.___ my parents catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.Ira ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) am catching
  11. 11.My sister ___ a story at the moment. (a) is tell (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are telling
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  13. 13.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.___ you feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  17. 17.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jog
  18. 18.She ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) is write (c) are writing (d) am writing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  20. 20.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.___ he studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.We ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are fly
  23. 23.My cousins ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
  24. 24.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.Priya ___ a story at the moment. (a) is tell (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are telling
  26. 26.She ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  27. 27.My brother ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  30. 30.___ he writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.___ we running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.I ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) am sing
  33. 33.She ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) are watching
  34. 34.They ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
  35. 35.___ Kavya planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.We ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  37. 37.Tara ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
  38. 38.___ she speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing

Answer key

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

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