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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 98 · 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 “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  2. 2.Diya ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
  3. 3.___ they clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.___ we winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  6. 6.___ my friends singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.___ my sister drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.Aditya ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) is help (d) are helping
  9. 9.___ we eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  11. 11.___ Manav bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.We ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) are watch
  13. 13.We ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) are plant
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  15. 15.Dev ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) is tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
  16. 16.We ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) are go (c) am going (d) is going
  17. 17.Zoya ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speak
  18. 18.___ she carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.___ Arjun drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.___ Tara winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  22. 22.He ___ the dog now. (a) is feed (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  23. 23.___ Kabir studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  25. 25.She ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) is send (c) am sending (d) are sending
  26. 26.We ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catch (c) are catching (d) am catching
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  29. 29.Manav ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  30. 30.___ my friends jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.They ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are play (d) are playing
  32. 32.You ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) are flying (d) am flying
  33. 33.___ Rohan eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  35. 35.My sister ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  36. 36.___ we drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.___ they baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  39. 39.___ Ira speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.They ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing

Answer key

  1. feeding
  2. is building
  3. Are
  4. Are
  5. telling
  6. Are
  7. Is
  8. is helping
  9. Are
  10. dancing
  11. Is
  12. are watching
  13. are planting
  14. climbing
  15. is telling
  16. are going
  17. is speaking
  18. Is
  19. Is
  20. Is
  21. singing
  22. is feeding
  23. Is
  24. watching
  25. is sending
  26. are catching
  27. swimming
  28. cooking
  29. is singing
  30. Are
  31. are playing
  32. are flying
  33. Is
  34. playing
  35. is dancing
  36. Are
  37. Are
  38. throwing
  39. Is
  40. are dancing

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