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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 793 · 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 “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  2. 2.My cousins ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  4. 4.___ Priya cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  6. 6.The children ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) are swim (d) is swimming
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  8. 8.___ we studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.___ the students taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  14. 14.___ Manav speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.She ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) is carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  17. 17.They ___ a tree now. (a) are climb (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  18. 18.He ___ the train right now. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are taking
  19. 19.___ you eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  21. 21.He ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  22. 22.My brother ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) is win (c) am winning (d) are winning
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  24. 24.___ we speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ my sister catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.I ___ in the pool now. (a) am swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  27. 27.My parents ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) are buy (d) is buying
  28. 28.We ___ a letter right now. (a) are write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
  29. 29.She ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
  30. 30.___ he wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.We ___ a kite right now. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  32. 32.___ Tara cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  34. 34.We ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
  35. 35.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) are watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
  36. 36.They ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) are sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  37. 37.___ we cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.He ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) is ride
  39. 39.___ Aisha running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.She ___ the ball right now. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) am catching

Answer key

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

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