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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 897 · 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 “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  2. 2.___ my friends buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.You ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) am going (c) is going (d) are go
  4. 4.___ they bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.We ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) is winning
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  8. 8.___ she planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.He ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) is climb (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
  10. 10.The children ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
  11. 11.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.___ you speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.___ we winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  15. 15.I ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) am fly (d) is flying
  16. 16.___ we wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  18. 18.___ I singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.___ he dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.___ he feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.You ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swim
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  24. 24.You ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
  25. 25.He ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drink (d) is drinking
  26. 26.My sister ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) is ride (c) are riding (d) is riding
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  28. 28.___ my brother climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  31. 31.___ we swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.___ we clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  35. 35.___ we making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.___ Manav making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.___ my parents clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.___ my brother going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Rohan ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) is wear (d) are wearing
  40. 40.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) am wash

Answer key

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

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