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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 822 · 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 “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  2. 2.___ Aarav going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.___ we cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) am build (c) is building (d) are building
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
  6. 6.___ she wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.He ___ the dishes right now. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
  8. 8.He ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) are cleaning
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  10. 10.___ Karan watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  12. 12.___ I cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  14. 14.___ I running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.___ my brother winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  17. 17.___ we speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.___ she clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  20. 20.I ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) am jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  22. 22.Aarav ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  23. 23.Ishaan ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) is tell (d) are telling
  24. 24.My sister ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) am bringing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  26. 26.___ you riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.You ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) am playing
  28. 28.You ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) are write (c) is writing (d) am writing
  29. 29.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.Nisha ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  31. 31.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
  33. 33.___ they planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.___ he writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  37. 37.Kavya ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) is make (c) am making (d) are making
  38. 38.___ they cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  40. 40.___ you speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

  1. feeding
  2. Is
  3. Are
  4. am building
  5. helping
  6. Is
  7. is washing
  8. is cleaning
  9. throwing
  10. Is
  11. buying
  12. Am
  13. taking
  14. Am
  15. Is
  16. running
  17. Are
  18. Is
  19. singing
  20. am jogging
  21. studying
  22. is watching
  23. is telling
  24. is bringing
  25. making
  26. Are
  27. are playing
  28. are writing
  29. Are
  30. is dancing
  31. Am
  32. am playing
  33. Are
  34. Are
  35. Is
  36. playing
  37. is making
  38. Are
  39. telling
  40. Are

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