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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 941 · 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 “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  2. 2.I ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carry
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  4. 4.___ Karan climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.He ___ Grandma now. (a) is help (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) are helping
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  7. 7.___ the students speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.___ he throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.She ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) is send
  10. 10.___ they drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.You ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
  12. 12.The students ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are take (d) are taking
  13. 13.My brother ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) is sing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  15. 15.___ my cousins feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  17. 17.He ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) is ride
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  19. 19.___ my brother washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.She ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  22. 22.___ I jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  24. 24.Sneha ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is draw (d) is drawing
  25. 25.We ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) are catch
  26. 26.___ I climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  29. 29.___ I studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  31. 31.___ we dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.They ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are fly (c) are flying (d) is flying
  33. 33.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  35. 35.___ you taking the train right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
  37. 37.My parents ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
  38. 38.___ he building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  40. 40.___ my brother taking the train right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. dancing
  2. am carrying
  3. catching
  4. Is
  5. is helping
  6. studying
  7. Are
  8. Is
  9. is sending
  10. Are
  11. are going
  12. are taking
  13. is singing
  14. running
  15. Are
  16. planting
  17. is riding
  18. cooking
  19. Is
  20. is cleaning
  21. baking
  22. Am
  23. climbing
  24. is drawing
  25. are catching
  26. Am
  27. washing
  28. bringing
  29. Am
  30. clapping
  31. Are
  32. are flying
  33. is planting
  34. riding
  35. Are
  36. building
  37. are planting
  38. Is
  39. jogging
  40. Is

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