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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 164 · 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 “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
  2. 2.___ I swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  4. 4.___ my friends washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.They ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
  6. 6.Nisha ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
  7. 7.___ the children jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.___ they carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  13. 13.___ Ishaan bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  17. 17.___ she washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  19. 19.They ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
  20. 20.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climb
  21. 21.___ my brother making tea now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.You ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  23. 23.My brother ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
  24. 24.___ you clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.We ___ science at the moment. (a) are study (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am studying
  26. 26.The students ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  28. 28.We ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) are speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  29. 29.___ my brother writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Tara ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cook
  31. 31.Ananya ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) is jog
  32. 32.We ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) are eat
  33. 33.___ she carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.The students ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) am running (d) are run
  35. 35.___ I taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  37. 37.Farhan ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  39. 39.___ Karan sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.You ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming

Answer key

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

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