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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 973 · 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.He ___ a cap right now. (a) is wear (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  2. 2.The children ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  4. 4.We ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
  5. 5.You ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swim
  6. 6.My brother ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) am making (c) is make (d) are making
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  8. 8.My sister ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  9. 9.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buying
  10. 10.My sister ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is win (c) am winning (d) is winning
  11. 11.___ Yash clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.___ we studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  15. 15.She ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) am flying (d) is flying
  16. 16.We ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is running (c) are run (d) am running
  17. 17.He ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) am taking (d) are taking
  18. 18.The students ___ the room right now. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  19. 19.We ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) are buy
  20. 20.___ she winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.___ Priya washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  23. 23.He ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  24. 24.___ Tara helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.___ Kavya clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  27. 27.___ my brother catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.___ Pooja planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  30. 30.___ you studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.___ Tara drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  35. 35.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.___ Dev winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.___ we eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  39. 39.___ we planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.He ___ the dog now. (a) is feed (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) am feeding

Answer key

  1. is wearing
  2. are playing
  3. flying
  4. are writing
  5. are swimming
  6. is making
  7. writing
  8. is speaking
  9. are buying
  10. is winning
  11. Is
  12. Are
  13. making
  14. washing
  15. is flying
  16. are running
  17. is taking
  18. are cleaning
  19. are buying
  20. Is
  21. Is
  22. eating
  23. is making
  24. Is
  25. Is
  26. feeding
  27. Is
  28. Is
  29. singing
  30. Are
  31. Is
  32. running
  33. dancing
  34. cooking
  35. Am
  36. Is
  37. Are
  38. baking
  39. Are
  40. is feeding

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