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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 84 · 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 “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  2. 2.___ we taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.I ___ a picture now. (a) am draw (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  6. 6.Aarav ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) is help
  7. 7.___ she buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.Riya ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) is wear (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
  9. 9.___ Yash going to school now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  11. 11.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am build (b) am building (c) are building (d) is building
  12. 12.___ they washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  14. 14.They ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are clean (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  15. 15.They ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) are swim (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
  16. 16.___ they drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  18. 18.They ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  20. 20.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) am plant (d) are planting
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  22. 22.She ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
  23. 23.___ they cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.They ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) am winning
  25. 25.___ Nisha washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.Meera ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eat (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) am eating
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  28. 28.___ Isha watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  30. 30.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.___ she building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.He ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feed (d) am feeding
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  34. 34.___ he writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  36. 36.She ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) is swim (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  38. 38.___ the children watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.He ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) is ride (c) are riding (d) am riding
  40. 40.___ my parents telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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