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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 123 · 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 “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  2. 2.___ we watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.___ Arjun playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.My cousins ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) am running (c) are running (d) is running
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  6. 6.___ the children telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.Karan ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are taking
  8. 8.___ Rohan eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
  11. 11.We ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
  12. 12.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  15. 15.Isha ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are going (c) is going (d) is go
  16. 16.___ he playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.___ Diya building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.___ Dev taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.We ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) are play (c) am playing (d) are playing
  21. 21.___ my sister flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  24. 24.___ my brother riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  26. 26.___ I dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.He ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cook
  28. 28.Yash ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
  29. 29.My brother ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  30. 30.___ she jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.I ___ a story now. (a) am tell (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are telling
  32. 32.Rohan ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) is play (c) is playing (d) am playing
  33. 33.We ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) are send (c) are sending (d) am sending
  34. 34.My parents ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) are send (c) am sending (d) is sending
  35. 35.___ she buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.___ you watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.___ they making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  39. 39.They ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) are clean (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  40. 40.___ I eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. cooking
  2. Are
  3. Is
  4. are running
  5. riding
  6. Are
  7. is taking
  8. Is
  9. clapping
  10. catching
  11. are catching
  12. is jogging
  13. climbing
  14. writing
  15. is going
  16. Is
  17. Am
  18. Is
  19. Is
  20. are playing
  21. Is
  22. watching
  23. buying
  24. Is
  25. flying
  26. Am
  27. is cooking
  28. is baking
  29. is cooking
  30. Is
  31. am telling
  32. is playing
  33. are sending
  34. are sending
  35. Is
  36. Are
  37. Are
  38. carrying
  39. are cleaning
  40. Am

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