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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 818 · 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 “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  4. 4.Farhan ___ to school right now. (a) is go (b) am going (c) are going (d) is going
  5. 5.___ they wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.___ he studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  8. 8.Ananya ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swim
  9. 9.___ my sister climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.They ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) are sing (d) is singing
  11. 11.You ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bring (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  12. 12.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.___ you baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  15. 15.Kabir ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jog
  16. 16.We ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) are make (c) are making (d) am making
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  19. 19.___ Arjun running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  21. 21.___ my brother studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.___ she winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.___ they catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  25. 25.They ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throw
  26. 26.You ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) are writing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  28. 28.The children ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  30. 30.You ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) are draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  31. 31.She ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  32. 32.___ my sister carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.He ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) is plant
  34. 34.___ he washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.___ my brother making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.Omkar ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feed
  37. 37.You ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) are tell
  38. 38.Yash ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
  39. 39.The children ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  40. 40.___ I riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

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

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