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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 148 · 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 “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  2. 2.They ___ the train now. (a) are take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
  3. 3.My cousins ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) is cleaning
  4. 4.___ the children baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.___ he playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.They ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  7. 7.___ you bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.___ we telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.He ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) is buy (d) are buying
  10. 10.Sneha ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swim
  11. 11.___ Aarav bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.___ I throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.We ___ to school right now. (a) are go (b) are going (c) am going (d) is going
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  15. 15.My sister ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) is eat
  16. 16.___ I cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.Meera ___ milk now. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
  18. 18.___ Manav carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.___ you sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.___ Arjun going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.We ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wear
  22. 22.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) are climb (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  24. 24.___ Ira buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.___ Aarav winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.Kavya ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
  27. 27.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jog (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  31. 31.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) is catch
  33. 33.He ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  35. 35.___ they playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.We ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) are playing
  37. 37.___ Rahul drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.___ I running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.My friends ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) are win
  40. 40.___ the students washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. singing
  2. are taking
  3. are cleaning
  4. Are
  5. Is
  6. are cleaning
  7. Are
  8. Are
  9. is buying
  10. is swimming
  11. Is
  12. Am
  13. are going
  14. planting
  15. is eating
  16. Am
  17. is drinking
  18. Is
  19. Are
  20. Is
  21. are wearing
  22. are climbing
  23. washing
  24. Is
  25. Is
  26. is baking
  27. am jogging
  28. making
  29. writing
  30. baking
  31. Am
  32. is catching
  33. is playing
  34. clapping
  35. Are
  36. are playing
  37. Is
  38. Am
  39. are winning
  40. Are

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