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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 904 · 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 “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  2. 2.___ she taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.___ Saanvi cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.My cousins ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
  5. 5.___ they swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.___ he planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.Kabir ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wear (d) is wearing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  10. 10.I ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) am bring (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  11. 11.___ they speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.___ I climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.___ you clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  15. 15.My cousins ___ lunch now. (a) are bring (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  18. 18.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are building (d) are build
  19. 19.___ Rahul running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  21. 21.___ the students flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.My cousins ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  23. 23.My sister ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  24. 24.___ Meera speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.My friends ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  26. 26.___ my friends riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  28. 28.We ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  29. 29.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) are climb (d) is climbing
  30. 30.You ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) are write
  31. 31.I ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climb (d) am climbing
  32. 32.___ I studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.___ we riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.___ the children winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.My brother ___ a picture right now. (a) is draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
  37. 37.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing

Answer key

  1. drinking
  2. Is
  3. Is
  4. are telling
  5. Are
  6. Is
  7. is wearing
  8. making
  9. riding
  10. am bringing
  11. Are
  12. Am
  13. Are
  14. feeding
  15. are bringing
  16. cleaning
  17. baking
  18. are building
  19. Is
  20. bringing
  21. Are
  22. are feeding
  23. is watching
  24. Is
  25. are cleaning
  26. Are
  27. winning
  28. are feeding
  29. are climbing
  30. are writing
  31. am climbing
  32. Am
  33. Are
  34. Are
  35. Are
  36. is drawing
  37. Are
  38. am building
  39. carrying
  40. taking

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