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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 923 · 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 “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  2. 2.___ Priya going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.He ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eat (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eating
  5. 5.___ we winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  7. 7.My brother ___ milk right now. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  10. 10.You ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) are carry (d) is carrying
  11. 11.He ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) is win (d) is winning
  12. 12.I ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) am carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  13. 13.___ Pooja cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.He ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carry
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  19. 19.___ they bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  21. 21.Pooja ___ a picture right now. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  23. 23.You ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) are play
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  25. 25.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.I ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) am make (d) is making
  27. 27.Nisha ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) is wash
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  29. 29.___ my parents watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  32. 32.___ he riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.She ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) are playing (d) am playing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  35. 35.___ he wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.You ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
  37. 37.They ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is playing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  39. 39.Aarav ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clap (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
  40. 40.They ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) am building (c) are build (d) is building

Answer key

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

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