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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 766 · 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 “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  2. 2.She ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
  3. 3.___ Rahul washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  5. 5.They ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) are go (c) is going (d) are going
  6. 6.___ I cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.I ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) am eat (c) am eating (d) are eating
  8. 8.___ they carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.___ she swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  11. 11.He ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  12. 12.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  14. 14.___ she planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  16. 16.___ I sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  18. 18.We ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feed
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  20. 20.___ she eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  22. 22.My friends ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  24. 24.My friends ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
  25. 25.___ my brother clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.___ Vivaan playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.___ we baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.___ they eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.___ she studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.You ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
  32. 32.___ my cousins carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  34. 34.___ you wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  36. 36.___ he sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.He ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
  38. 38.I ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) am study
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging

Answer key

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

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