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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 154 · 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.They ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) are wear (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
  2. 2.___ you helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) is catch
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  6. 6.Aisha ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
  7. 7.I ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am run (c) am running (d) is running
  8. 8.Manav ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) is eat
  9. 9.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.___ Karan going to school now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.My brother ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
  12. 12.She ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) is studying (d) am studying
  13. 13.Kavya ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  15. 15.My friends ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  16. 16.___ Meera feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.The students ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) are ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
  18. 18.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) are playing
  19. 19.My friends ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  20. 20.I ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) am fly (d) is flying
  21. 21.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) are watch (d) is watching
  22. 22.___ my brother taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  29. 29.You ___ a message now. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are sending
  30. 30.___ she taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.___ I cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.___ he making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  34. 34.___ my friends throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.He ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
  36. 36.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  38. 38.___ Rohan winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.___ the children cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.My sister ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying

Answer key

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

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