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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 798 · 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 “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  2. 2.___ Aditya planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.He ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  4. 4.___ you building a sandcastle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.You ___ the match now. (a) are win (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) am winning
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  7. 7.___ he baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.My friends ___ the ball right now. (a) are throw (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
  10. 10.Aarav ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is make (c) is making (d) are making
  11. 11.___ she throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.___ Kunal telling a story at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  17. 17.We ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) are dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  20. 20.They ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  22. 22.___ they playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.Meera ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catch (c) is catching (d) am catching
  24. 24.The students ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throw (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
  25. 25.My sister ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) is build (c) am building (d) is building
  26. 26.The students ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  27. 27.My parents ___ lunch now. (a) are bring (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  28. 28.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.You ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  30. 30.___ we sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ you buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.You ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) are going (c) am going (d) are go
  33. 33.He ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bring
  34. 34.___ my brother planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  37. 37.___ we wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.She ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) are writing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing

Answer key

  1. flying
  2. Is
  3. is drawing
  4. Are
  5. are winning
  6. swimming
  7. Is
  8. are throwing
  9. playing
  10. is making
  11. Is
  12. Is
  13. speaking
  14. telling
  15. throwing
  16. cleaning
  17. are dancing
  18. riding
  19. drawing
  20. are baking
  21. watching
  22. Are
  23. is catching
  24. are throwing
  25. is building
  26. are carrying
  27. are bringing
  28. Am
  29. are jogging
  30. Are
  31. Are
  32. are going
  33. is bringing
  34. Is
  35. wearing
  36. making
  37. Are
  38. is writing
  39. building
  40. going

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