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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 987 · 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.I ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) am study (c) am studying (d) are studying
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  3. 3.I ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) am tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  5. 5.My cousins ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  7. 7.___ we drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.___ she swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  10. 10.He ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) is speak (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  11. 11.My parents ___ the dog right now. (a) are feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  13. 13.___ you helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.She ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  15. 15.___ my brother planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.___ you running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  18. 18.He ___ the match at the moment. (a) is win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  19. 19.___ the students dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.I ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) am win
  21. 21.___ my parents speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.___ the children climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  24. 24.We ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  25. 25.___ my sister speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.___ we running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  28. 28.I ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) am climb (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  29. 29.He ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  30. 30.___ I speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  32. 32.___ I feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.___ Manav cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.We ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are study
  35. 35.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  37. 37.She ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) am swimming
  38. 38.I ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am study (d) am studying
  39. 39.___ Tara cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing

Answer key

  1. am studying
  2. clapping
  3. am telling
  4. watching
  5. are studying
  6. dancing
  7. Are
  8. Is
  9. buying
  10. is speaking
  11. are feeding
  12. bringing
  13. Are
  14. is bringing
  15. Is
  16. Are
  17. riding
  18. is winning
  19. Are
  20. am winning
  21. Are
  22. Are
  23. playing
  24. are clapping
  25. Is
  26. Are
  27. baking
  28. am climbing
  29. is dancing
  30. Am
  31. carrying
  32. Am
  33. Is
  34. are studying
  35. Am
  36. studying
  37. is swimming
  38. am studying
  39. Is
  40. writing

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