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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 884 · 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 ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
  3. 3.They ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swim (d) are swimming
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  5. 5.___ Riya telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  9. 9.You ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are win
  10. 10.He ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  12. 12.___ my sister swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.___ Pooja swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.You ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  16. 16.___ Dev playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.___ we helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  20. 20.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.You ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) is carrying
  22. 22.___ Rohan cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.He ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  24. 24.___ they playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.Ira ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drinking (b) is drink (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
  26. 26.We ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) are ride
  27. 27.___ my friends dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.___ Aarav speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.We ___ a message at the moment. (a) are send (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is sending
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  31. 31.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.My sister ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) is send
  33. 33.___ he clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.Manav ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) is win
  35. 35.My friends ___ a mango now. (a) are eat (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eating
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
  37. 37.___ you helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.___ we buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.___ my brother going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.___ my brother planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

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

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