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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 155 · 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.She ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  2. 2.You ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jog
  3. 3.I ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am build (b) are building (c) am building (d) is building
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  5. 5.___ Rahul sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  7. 7.I ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) am send
  8. 8.___ Karan riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.My sister ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is wash (c) is washing (d) are washing
  10. 10.We ___ the match at the moment. (a) are win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  11. 11.Priya ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) is plant (d) am planting
  12. 12.My friends ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are go (d) are going
  13. 13.___ I drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.___ my parents singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.He ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clap (d) is clapping
  16. 16.She ___ a tree right now. (a) is climb (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  17. 17.___ he throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.He ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is run (c) are running (d) is running
  19. 19.___ they going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.___ I going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.___ my cousins studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.They ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are telling
  23. 23.You ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  25. 25.My friends ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
  26. 26.We ___ a mango now. (a) are eat (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eating
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  32. 32.You ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) am baking
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  34. 34.___ she running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.The children ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
  36. 36.You ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dance (d) is dancing
  37. 37.Tara ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) is build (d) am building
  38. 38.My brother ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
  39. 39.___ he riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.___ she feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. is swimming
  2. are jogging
  3. am building
  4. jogging
  5. Is
  6. building
  7. am sending
  8. Is
  9. is washing
  10. are winning
  11. is planting
  12. are going
  13. Am
  14. Are
  15. is clapping
  16. is climbing
  17. Is
  18. is running
  19. Are
  20. Am
  21. Are
  22. are telling
  23. are planting
  24. drinking
  25. are planting
  26. are eating
  27. climbing
  28. eating
  29. clapping
  30. sending
  31. watching
  32. are baking
  33. running
  34. Is
  35. are dancing
  36. are dancing
  37. is building
  38. is washing
  39. Is
  40. Is

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