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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 792 · 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 “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  2. 2.___ my brother bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.We ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) are send (d) am sending
  5. 5.___ my parents studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.___ she winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  8. 8.___ Aditya watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.We ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  11. 11.We ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
  12. 12.___ Karan sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  14. 14.Isha ___ for the team right now. (a) is clap (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  16. 16.You ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) are dance (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  17. 17.We ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) are wash (d) am washing
  18. 18.I ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) am bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
  19. 19.Manav ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
  20. 20.He ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) are helping
  21. 21.___ he making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.___ you drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.___ we throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.They ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feed
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  27. 27.___ Farhan jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.___ we telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.We ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swim
  30. 30.___ she running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ Myra playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.They ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) are speaking
  33. 33.You ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) are planting
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  35. 35.___ she sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.___ she cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.___ the students bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.We ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
  39. 39.Tara ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
  40. 40.Myra ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) is plant (c) am planting (d) are planting

Answer key

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

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