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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 889 · 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 “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
  2. 2.___ he running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.I ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  4. 4.Priya ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) is buy (d) are buying
  5. 5.My parents ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) are help
  6. 6.___ he bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.The children ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
  8. 8.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  10. 10.He ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) is tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  12. 12.___ we going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.___ the children cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.They ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) are take
  15. 15.We ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are winning
  16. 16.She ___ a cap right now. (a) is wear (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  17. 17.___ he drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.___ my cousins sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  20. 20.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) are write (c) is writing (d) am writing
  21. 21.___ my friends jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  24. 24.___ my sister speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) am wash (d) is washing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  27. 27.___ Kunal feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  29. 29.We ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) are speak (c) am speaking (d) is speaking
  30. 30.He ___ on the stage now. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  32. 32.You ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) are drink
  33. 33.___ we speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.___ we dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  37. 37.___ you studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.You ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) are draw
  39. 39.___ she flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.She ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) is washing

Answer key

  1. jogging
  2. Is
  3. am speaking
  4. is buying
  5. are helping
  6. Is
  7. are bringing
  8. Am
  9. washing
  10. is telling
  11. cooking
  12. Are
  13. Are
  14. are taking
  15. are winning
  16. is wearing
  17. Is
  18. Are
  19. speaking
  20. are writing
  21. Are
  22. going
  23. cleaning
  24. Is
  25. am washing
  26. swimming
  27. Is
  28. riding
  29. are speaking
  30. is dancing
  31. baking
  32. are drinking
  33. Are
  34. Are
  35. running
  36. winning
  37. Are
  38. are drawing
  39. Is
  40. is washing

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