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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 888 · 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.Rahul ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
  2. 2.I ___ to school now. (a) am go (b) is going (c) am going (d) are going
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  6. 6.You ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) are draw (d) am drawing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  8. 8.Pooja ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  9. 9.He ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) is plant (d) am planting
  10. 10.I ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am help
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  12. 12.The children ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) am playing
  13. 13.We ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
  14. 14.You ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) are help
  15. 15.___ he sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.___ you riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  18. 18.___ my cousins watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.___ you catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.My parents ___ on the stage now. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  21. 21.You ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are sing (d) are singing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  24. 24.___ my parents dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.___ he washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.___ Pooja throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
  28. 28.Manav ___ science at the moment. (a) is study (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) are studying
  29. 29.___ you flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  33. 33.You ___ the ball now. (a) are catch (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catching
  34. 34.She ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  36. 36.___ he running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.She ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) is help
  38. 38.I ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) am ride
  39. 39.___ my brother climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.___ my sister singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. is watching
  2. am going
  3. going
  4. telling
  5. swimming
  6. are drawing
  7. studying
  8. is carrying
  9. is planting
  10. am helping
  11. bringing
  12. are playing
  13. are washing
  14. are helping
  15. Is
  16. Are
  17. planting
  18. Are
  19. Are
  20. are dancing
  21. are singing
  22. cleaning
  23. cooking
  24. Are
  25. Is
  26. Is
  27. speaking
  28. is studying
  29. Are
  30. singing
  31. writing
  32. dancing
  33. are catching
  34. is bringing
  35. making
  36. Is
  37. is helping
  38. am riding
  39. Is
  40. Is

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