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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 791 · 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.Omkar ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) is speak
  2. 2.You ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) am speaking
  3. 3.They ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
  4. 4.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  5. 5.The children ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) are play (d) is playing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  8. 8.___ he jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.I ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) am sing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  11. 11.She ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) are flying
  12. 12.We ___ the train now. (a) are take (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is taking
  13. 13.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.___ you flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  17. 17.___ my brother dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.___ the children telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.You ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) are fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  21. 21.They ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) is buying
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  24. 24.You ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  26. 26.___ she taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.We ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are clean (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  31. 31.He ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) am watching (d) is watching
  32. 32.They ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) are clap
  33. 33.___ she playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  35. 35.___ he watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.___ Isha telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  38. 38.___ Riya climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  40. 40.___ they washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. is speaking
  2. are speaking
  3. are washing
  4. are climbing
  5. are playing
  6. sending
  7. building
  8. Is
  9. am singing
  10. cleaning
  11. is flying
  12. are taking
  13. Are
  14. Are
  15. jogging
  16. flying
  17. Is
  18. Are
  19. are flying
  20. eating
  21. are buying
  22. going
  23. climbing
  24. are playing
  25. winning
  26. Is
  27. are cleaning
  28. helping
  29. washing
  30. playing
  31. is watching
  32. are clapping
  33. Is
  34. making
  35. Is
  36. Is
  37. throwing
  38. Is
  39. drinking
  40. Are

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