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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 147 · 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 “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  2. 2.The children ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  3. 3.My sister ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  6. 6.___ Ananya jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.He ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  8. 8.___ he eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.I ___ the room now. (a) am clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  11. 11.My cousins ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swim
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  13. 13.She ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  14. 14.Arjun ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) am riding
  15. 15.Yash ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is make (c) are making (d) is making
  16. 16.You ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) are tell
  17. 17.___ I buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.We ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  21. 21.My brother ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
  22. 22.___ you singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  25. 25.___ they climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.___ my parents climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  28. 28.___ we singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.Manav ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catch (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) am catching
  30. 30.___ Priya carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ I clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.My parents ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) are bake
  34. 34.___ we riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  36. 36.___ they studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.___ she swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  39. 39.The students ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are making (d) are make
  40. 40.___ she baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

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

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