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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 976 · 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 “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  2. 2.___ Farhan clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.We ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) are take (d) am taking
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  6. 6.Myra ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) is speak
  7. 7.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.He ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) is washing (d) am washing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
  10. 10.Meera ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) is writing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  13. 13.My friends ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) are draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  14. 14.___ Vivaan planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  16. 16.___ he cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  18. 18.You ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) are play (d) is playing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  22. 22.I ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) am watch
  23. 23.We ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) are bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  25. 25.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.My cousins ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) are study
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  29. 29.My parents ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) are drink (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  31. 31.I ___ science right now. (a) am study (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) are studying
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  33. 33.I ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am build (d) am building
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  35. 35.They ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dance (d) is dancing
  36. 36.My cousins ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are ride (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) is riding
  37. 37.___ they playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.He ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is fly (c) is flying (d) are flying
  39. 39.___ you dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.___ you making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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