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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 134 · 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.___ Aisha swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.They ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
  3. 3.___ they cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.___ my sister helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.___ Vivaan flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.You ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
  7. 7.Ira ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) is climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  10. 10.My friends ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) are dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  11. 11.You ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) am studying
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  13. 13.I ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) am study (d) are studying
  14. 14.___ he catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.Vivaan ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
  16. 16.You ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are go (c) are going (d) is going
  17. 17.___ Farhan flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  19. 19.My brother ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is go (c) are going (d) is going
  20. 20.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.They ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are going (d) are go
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  23. 23.He ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
  24. 24.___ you writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.We ___ science at the moment. (a) are study (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) is studying
  26. 26.___ we washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.___ she taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.___ he speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.You ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  30. 30.___ Tara writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  33. 33.You ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) am winning
  34. 34.Riya ___ a cap right now. (a) is wear (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  35. 35.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.We ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  37. 37.My sister ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing

Answer key

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

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