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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 122 · 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) rideeing (c) riding
  2. 2.___ the students taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.___ Ira wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  5. 5.___ they throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.He ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is make (d) is making
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  9. 9.We ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are ride (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is riding
  10. 10.She ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
  11. 11.Karan ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  14. 14.___ my parents planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.___ my sister planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  18. 18.___ my brother riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.Manav ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) is watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
  20. 20.___ you going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.___ Karan wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.___ we climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.___ you cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.He ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watch
  25. 25.She ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
  26. 26.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.___ Priya watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  28. 28.I ___ rice now. (a) am cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  29. 29.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is going (c) am go (d) are going
  30. 30.___ she catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.___ he eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.___ you cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.She ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) is studying (d) am studying
  34. 34.___ Rohan wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.We ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are fly (d) are flying
  36. 36.___ Rohan climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.You ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wear
  38. 38.___ they running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.She ___ a song right now. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing

Answer key

  1. riding
  2. Are
  3. Is
  4. flying
  5. Are
  6. is making
  7. playing
  8. jogging
  9. are riding
  10. is washing
  11. is buying
  12. studying
  13. cleaning
  14. Are
  15. Are
  16. Is
  17. cooking
  18. Is
  19. is watching
  20. Are
  21. Is
  22. Are
  23. Are
  24. is watching
  25. is watching
  26. Are
  27. Is
  28. am cooking
  29. am going
  30. Is
  31. Is
  32. Are
  33. is studying
  34. Is
  35. are flying
  36. Is
  37. are wearing
  38. Are
  39. is singing
  40. climbing

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