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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 91 · 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 “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  2. 2.___ my sister planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.___ we running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  5. 5.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) am build (c) are building (d) is building
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  7. 7.Arjun ___ a bicycle now. (a) is ride (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is riding
  8. 8.___ she flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.Manav ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are building (d) is build
  10. 10.They ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are write (c) is writing (d) are writing
  11. 11.He ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) is feed
  12. 12.She ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is make (d) is making
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  14. 14.I ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) am clean (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  15. 15.___ he speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  19. 19.Yash ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is win (c) are winning (d) is winning
  20. 20.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) am plant (c) are planting (d) am planting
  21. 21.My brother ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) are playing
  22. 22.___ you watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  24. 24.___ you sending a message right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.I ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) am clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
  26. 26.___ the students clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.___ you running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  30. 30.You ___ Grandma right now. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am helping
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  33. 33.___ Manav playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.My brother ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) is help
  35. 35.She ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  37. 37.___ my brother going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  39. 39.We ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) are clap
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing

Answer key

  1. throwing
  2. Is
  3. Are
  4. sending
  5. am building
  6. building
  7. is riding
  8. Is
  9. is building
  10. are writing
  11. is feeding
  12. is making
  13. wearing
  14. am cleaning
  15. Is
  16. running
  17. dancing
  18. cooking
  19. is winning
  20. am planting
  21. is playing
  22. Are
  23. climbing
  24. Are
  25. am clapping
  26. Are
  27. Are
  28. Are
  29. writing
  30. are helping
  31. speaking
  32. cleaning
  33. Is
  34. is helping
  35. is dancing
  36. making
  37. Is
  38. buying
  39. are clapping
  40. studying

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