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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 927 · 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 “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  2. 2.___ we carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  4. 4.My brother ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  5. 5.My brother ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  6. 6.___ my sister washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.You ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is playing
  8. 8.My brother ___ a message right now. (a) is send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending
  9. 9.___ we wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.You ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
  11. 11.She ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am writing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  14. 14.Arjun ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is play (c) is playing (d) are playing
  15. 15.My friends ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  17. 17.We ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  18. 18.___ Arjun speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  20. 20.___ she studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.___ she bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.We ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) am studying
  23. 23.___ he drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  25. 25.You ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  26. 26.My friends ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) is making (c) am making (d) are make
  27. 27.___ Omkar swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.Ishaan ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
  29. 29.I ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) am throw
  30. 30.___ my cousins jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  32. 32.My friends ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feed (d) is feeding
  33. 33.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.They ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) am winning
  35. 35.___ we speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.We ___ the train now. (a) are take (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are taking
  37. 37.My brother ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) is draw
  38. 38.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) are wash
  39. 39.___ my sister washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.___ they going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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