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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 901 · 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 “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  2. 2.___ we speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) am clean (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
  4. 4.I ___ in the park now. (a) am jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  5. 5.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) am plant
  6. 6.Pooja ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wear
  7. 7.You ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) are eat
  8. 8.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  12. 12.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) are watch (c) am watching (d) is watching
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  14. 14.___ I carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.He ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  16. 16.My sister ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) is make (c) are making (d) am making
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  18. 18.___ they jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.___ my parents studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.___ she going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.Manav ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climb
  22. 22.He ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) is make (c) am making (d) is making
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  24. 24.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  26. 26.Aditya ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) is take
  27. 27.___ they feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.They ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  29. 29.I ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) am eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  31. 31.You ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  33. 33.We ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) are go (c) are going (d) am going
  34. 34.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog
  35. 35.She ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swim
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  37. 37.We ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) are send
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  39. 39.___ Pooja singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting

Answer key

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

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