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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 114 · 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 parents ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) are win (d) am winning
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  3. 3.We ___ a message right now. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) am sending
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  5. 5.You ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) am clapping
  6. 6.___ you watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  8. 8.___ my cousins eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  10. 10.___ we writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.___ you telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.Ira ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  14. 14.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  15. 15.I ___ a mango now. (a) am eat (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eating
  16. 16.Kabir ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swim (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
  17. 17.He ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) is draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  18. 18.___ I throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  21. 21.My parents ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  23. 23.We ___ in the park now. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  24. 24.___ they baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.My brother ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is study (c) are studying (d) is studying
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  30. 30.Ira ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
  31. 31.The students ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are make (d) are making
  32. 32.We ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) are take (d) am taking
  33. 33.The students ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) am watching
  34. 34.She ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) is draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  35. 35.___ they buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.___ Sneha bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.___ they jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.My brother ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is running (d) is run
  40. 40.I ___ milk now. (a) am drink (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drinking

Answer key

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

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