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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 958 · 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 “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  2. 2.Vivaan ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catch (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) are catching
  3. 3.___ my parents jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.She ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) is bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
  5. 5.The children ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) are study
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  7. 7.___ my sister drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.My cousins ___ a picture right now. (a) are draw (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  10. 10.___ they swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  11. 11.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.Aarav ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) is watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  14. 14.She ___ the train right now. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  16. 16.___ she building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.Aisha ___ a story at the moment. (a) is tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
  18. 18.He ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feed (d) are feeding
  19. 19.They ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) are plant
  20. 20.Aditya ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  21. 21.You ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) are send (c) is sending (d) am sending
  22. 22.I ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) am eat (d) is eating
  23. 23.You ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) are swim (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  24. 24.He ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) are eating
  25. 25.Aarav ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) is buy
  26. 26.They ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) are speak (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  28. 28.___ Diya wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  30. 30.___ I speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.___ they riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.___ I baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  34. 34.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) am go (c) am going (d) are going
  35. 35.He ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  36. 36.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  38. 38.I ___ in the park right now. (a) am jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  39. 39.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are building (d) is build
  40. 40.___ he clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. planting
  2. is catching
  3. Are
  4. is baking
  5. are studying
  6. running
  7. Is
  8. are drawing
  9. baking
  10. Are
  11. Are
  12. is watching
  13. helping
  14. is taking
  15. telling
  16. Is
  17. is telling
  18. is feeding
  19. are planting
  20. is carrying
  21. are sending
  22. am eating
  23. are swimming
  24. is eating
  25. is buying
  26. are speaking
  27. drinking
  28. Is
  29. sending
  30. Am
  31. Are
  32. Am
  33. watching
  34. am going
  35. is cooking
  36. Are
  37. dancing
  38. am jogging
  39. is building
  40. Is

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