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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 172 · 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.___ I flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  3. 3.We ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dance (d) is dancing
  4. 4.___ he winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.___ they flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.___ we swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.___ the children cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.___ I sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  10. 10.___ we building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.___ he flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.___ she dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.Manav ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) is feed (d) am feeding
  14. 14.___ you singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.Isha ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) is plant (c) are planting (d) is planting
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  17. 17.___ Manav clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.___ I cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.My cousins ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
  20. 20.___ I drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.He ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
  22. 22.We ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are fly (d) are flying
  23. 23.The children ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  24. 24.He ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) is drink (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
  25. 25.He ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  26. 26.Arjun ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  27. 27.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  30. 30.I ___ cricket now. (a) am play (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are playing
  31. 31.___ Vivaan sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.You ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is baking
  33. 33.You ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) are dance (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
  34. 34.___ Kunal drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  36. 36.Saanvi ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  37. 37.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing

Answer key

  1. Am
  2. cooking
  3. are dancing
  4. Is
  5. Are
  6. Are
  7. Are
  8. Am
  9. buying
  10. Are
  11. Is
  12. Is
  13. is feeding
  14. Are
  15. is planting
  16. feeding
  17. Is
  18. Am
  19. are riding
  20. Am
  21. is bringing
  22. are flying
  23. are clapping
  24. is drinking
  25. is cooking
  26. is cooking
  27. Is
  28. wearing
  29. studying
  30. am playing
  31. Is
  32. are baking
  33. are dancing
  34. Is
  35. watching
  36. is dancing
  37. are washing
  38. jogging
  39. writing
  40. riding

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