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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 104 · 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.___ he feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.___ the students riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  4. 4.___ you flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  6. 6.My sister ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) is draw
  7. 7.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  11. 11.___ she drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  14. 14.You ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) are fly (d) is flying
  15. 15.___ she baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.___ my cousins clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.She ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
  18. 18.___ Aarav jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
  20. 20.Tara ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) is clap (d) am clapping
  21. 21.___ we bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  23. 23.They ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
  24. 24.___ she baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
  26. 26.Zoya ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) is run (c) am running (d) are running
  27. 27.You ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap
  28. 28.Aisha ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) is studying
  29. 29.___ I cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  31. 31.___ he riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.You ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) are build (c) are building (d) is building
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  35. 35.They ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
  36. 36.They ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
  37. 37.You ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
  38. 38.___ we watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.___ you catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.My brother ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) is washing (d) am washing

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. Are
  3. cooking
  4. Are
  5. helping
  6. is drawing
  7. Are
  8. eating
  9. washing
  10. watching
  11. Is
  12. playing
  13. running
  14. are flying
  15. Is
  16. Are
  17. is watching
  18. Is
  19. jogging
  20. is clapping
  21. Are
  22. throwing
  23. are catching
  24. Is
  25. drinking
  26. is running
  27. are clapping
  28. is studying
  29. Am
  30. carrying
  31. Is
  32. are building
  33. wearing
  34. going
  35. are throwing
  36. are drinking
  37. are bringing
  38. Are
  39. Are
  40. is washing

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