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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 842 · 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.___ you speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  3. 3.___ I clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  6. 6.___ Arjun running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  8. 8.He ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
  9. 9.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  11. 11.___ my brother watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.You ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) is cleaning
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  14. 14.___ I speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am fly (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is flying
  16. 16.My cousins ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are take
  17. 17.___ I watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  19. 19.___ my parents bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  21. 21.___ you buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.___ I cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.___ you flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.She ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) is buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
  25. 25.___ they drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  29. 29.___ he carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.___ we wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  33. 33.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) am go (b) are going (c) am going (d) is going
  34. 34.You ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) is helping
  35. 35.___ we helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.___ they clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.___ my sister swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.She ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) is take
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. watching
  3. Am
  4. Are
  5. going
  6. Is
  7. sending
  8. is eating
  9. are planting
  10. bringing
  11. Is
  12. are cleaning
  13. dancing
  14. Am
  15. am flying
  16. are taking
  17. Am
  18. taking
  19. Are
  20. flying
  21. Are
  22. Am
  23. Are
  24. is buying
  25. Are
  26. speaking
  27. cleaning
  28. buying
  29. Is
  30. Are
  31. planting
  32. cooking
  33. am going
  34. are helping
  35. Are
  36. Are
  37. Is
  38. is taking
  39. climbing
  40. studying

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