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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 981 · 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.My sister ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) is making (c) am making (d) is make
  2. 2.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) am catch (d) am catching
  3. 3.___ my friends singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  6. 6.The children ___ the dishes now. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
  7. 7.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) is catch
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  10. 10.Sneha ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is take (c) is taking (d) am taking
  11. 11.___ Diya jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.My friends ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
  13. 13.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.He ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
  15. 15.___ he studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  19. 19.___ I drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.He ___ Hindi now. (a) is speak (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speaking
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  22. 22.___ Nisha baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.___ we cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ Kabir cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  26. 26.___ Isha climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.___ we studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.You ___ the bag right now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  29. 29.___ they washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.You ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) are draw
  31. 31.I ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) am bake (d) is baking
  32. 32.___ I bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.My sister ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  34. 34.Dev ___ the ball right now. (a) is catch (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) am catching
  35. 35.My sister ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  36. 36.Diya ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) is go
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  38. 38.___ the children making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Zoya ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) is win (c) is winning (d) am winning
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling

Answer key

  1. is making
  2. am catching
  3. Are
  4. drawing
  5. winning
  6. are washing
  7. is catching
  8. washing
  9. making
  10. is taking
  11. Is
  12. are watching
  13. Am
  14. is eating
  15. Is
  16. buying
  17. clapping
  18. playing
  19. Am
  20. is speaking
  21. jogging
  22. Is
  23. Are
  24. Is
  25. bringing
  26. Is
  27. Are
  28. are carrying
  29. Are
  30. are drawing
  31. am baking
  32. Am
  33. is dancing
  34. is catching
  35. is flying
  36. is going
  37. cleaning
  38. Are
  39. is winning
  40. telling

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