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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 908 · 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 “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  2. 2.Vivaan ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is clean (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  3. 3.We ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wear
  4. 4.___ my parents carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.The children ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) are eat (c) am eating (d) is eating
  6. 6.___ Kavya bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.The students ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) are catch (d) is catching
  8. 8.___ Omkar studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  10. 10.___ the students telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
  12. 12.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jog (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  13. 13.___ Kabir carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  15. 15.___ they telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.They ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are running (d) are run
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  18. 18.___ he buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.___ he going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.___ I clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  22. 22.I ___ the match right now. (a) am win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  23. 23.___ we washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ she singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.My friends ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  27. 27.You ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) are plant
  28. 28.Dev ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) is catch
  29. 29.___ we flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  31. 31.___ you helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.We ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) are drink (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  33. 33.___ we taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.___ they studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.We ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) are making (c) is making (d) are make
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  39. 39.Zoya ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing

Answer key

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

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