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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 173 · 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 eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.___ we watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.___ Ananya winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.My sister ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  6. 6.Nisha ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) is watching
  7. 7.Riya ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) is draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  10. 10.___ the students writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.He ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  14. 14.___ they making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  16. 16.My parents ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) am flying
  17. 17.___ Rahul baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  19. 19.Riya ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
  20. 20.___ Neel cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  22. 22.I ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) am swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  23. 23.___ you singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.___ you cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.My parents ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
  26. 26.___ I bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.He ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  28. 28.I ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) am win (c) is winning (d) am winning
  29. 29.She ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) am throwing (d) is throw
  30. 30.Rohan ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) is studying
  31. 31.You ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) are dance (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
  32. 32.She ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) is study
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  34. 34.___ she eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.___ Ananya dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.Diya ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  37. 37.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing

Answer key

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

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