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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 936 · 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 “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  2. 2.The children ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) are bring
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  5. 5.My parents ___ tea at the moment. (a) are make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  6. 6.___ we throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  8. 8.My sister ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  10. 10.He ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) is send (c) am sending (d) is sending
  11. 11.Kavya ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) is jog (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  14. 14.___ they planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.Ananya ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) are eating
  16. 16.___ Isha drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.___ you swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.___ she jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  20. 20.We ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) are clean (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  22. 22.___ he swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  25. 25.They ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) are plant
  26. 26.Aditya ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) is play (c) is playing (d) am playing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  29. 29.We ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  33. 33.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.I ___ in the park now. (a) am jog (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  36. 36.Manav ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is write (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) are writing
  37. 37.___ Aditya dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  39. 39.___ I running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.Diya ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) is clap (c) are clapping (d) am clapping

Answer key

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

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