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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 996 · 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 “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  2. 2.___ she studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  4. 4.We ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swim (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
  5. 5.Isha ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is helping
  6. 6.I ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am making (d) am make
  7. 7.___ my brother playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  10. 10.___ he jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  12. 12.Ishaan ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
  13. 13.___ you baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.___ he watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.___ you telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.I ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am making (d) am make
  17. 17.___ my sister speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.They ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) are run (d) is running
  19. 19.Karan ___ the match right now. (a) is win (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) am winning
  20. 20.I ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) am swim (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
  21. 21.He ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  22. 22.___ he winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.He ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  24. 24.My brother ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speak
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  26. 26.___ we washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.___ Yash feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.He ___ science now. (a) is study (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are studying
  30. 30.___ he dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ we planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  33. 33.You ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
  34. 34.You ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
  35. 35.___ you cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.___ he speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  38. 38.___ I building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ Aarav drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing

Answer key

  1. riding
  2. Is
  3. cooking
  4. are swimming
  5. is helping
  6. am making
  7. Is
  8. flying
  9. studying
  10. Is
  11. speaking
  12. is bringing
  13. Are
  14. Is
  15. Are
  16. am making
  17. Is
  18. are running
  19. is winning
  20. am swimming
  21. is playing
  22. Is
  23. is jogging
  24. is speaking
  25. taking
  26. Are
  27. Is
  28. Am
  29. is studying
  30. Is
  31. Are
  32. buying
  33. are washing
  34. are flying
  35. Are
  36. Is
  37. washing
  38. Am
  39. Is
  40. throwing

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