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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 922 · 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 “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  2. 2.You ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) are playing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  4. 4.We ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  5. 5.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  7. 7.We ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  8. 8.___ Meera planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Rohan ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is write
  10. 10.___ you speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.She ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) is plant (c) are planting (d) am planting
  12. 12.Zoya ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) is wear (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  14. 14.___ Riya going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  17. 17.I ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eat (d) am eating
  18. 18.___ I taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.My cousins ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
  20. 20.___ the children feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.___ my friends singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.The children ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) are ride (c) are riding (d) am riding
  23. 23.My parents ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  25. 25.___ we playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.My sister ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) is study
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  28. 28.I ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) am win (c) is winning (d) am winning
  29. 29.___ he catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  31. 31.They ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are sing
  32. 32.You ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  33. 33.___ my sister carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  36. 36.___ Neel sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.___ Tara building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.She ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
  39. 39.My brother ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing

Answer key

  1. helping
  2. are playing
  3. taking
  4. are baking
  5. Are
  6. winning
  7. are jogging
  8. Is
  9. is writing
  10. Are
  11. is planting
  12. is wearing
  13. clapping
  14. Is
  15. washing
  16. studying
  17. am eating
  18. Am
  19. are cleaning
  20. Are
  21. Are
  22. are riding
  23. are going
  24. throwing
  25. Are
  26. is studying
  27. writing
  28. am winning
  29. Is
  30. going
  31. are singing
  32. are studying
  33. Is
  34. telling
  35. watching
  36. Is
  37. Is
  38. is bringing
  39. is cleaning
  40. playing

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