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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 151 · 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.___ he flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.Nisha ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  5. 5.___ I clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  7. 7.Omkar ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is tell (d) is telling
  8. 8.___ my brother jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.___ Saanvi planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.They ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) is helping
  11. 11.He ___ the train right now. (a) is take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  13. 13.___ they throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  15. 15.You ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dance (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  16. 16.My cousins ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) are watch
  17. 17.___ they planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.My brother ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) am carrying
  20. 20.They ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) are plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
  21. 21.___ my parents telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.Arjun ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
  23. 23.___ they taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  25. 25.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) am clean (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  27. 27.We ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) are dance
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  29. 29.___ we helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.___ Yash singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  32. 32.We ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) are take
  33. 33.Rohan ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  35. 35.He ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) is wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
  36. 36.___ she eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  38. 38.___ I running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  40. 40.She ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bringing

Answer key

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

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