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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 175 · 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 making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  3. 3.___ my parents carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.My brother ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  6. 6.Manav ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is ride
  7. 7.___ my friends cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.___ we planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.___ Kunal cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  13. 13.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jog
  14. 14.___ he drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.You ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) are make (c) are making (d) am making
  16. 16.My sister ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is study (c) is studying (d) are studying
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  19. 19.I ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) am take
  20. 20.___ we feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.___ my sister jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  24. 24.She ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  25. 25.___ Yash clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.The students ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are plant
  27. 27.___ Aarav cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  30. 30.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  31. 31.We ___ the ball right now. (a) are catch (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) am catching
  32. 32.I ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) am wash (c) is washing (d) am washing
  33. 33.The children ___ lunch now. (a) are bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
  34. 34.She ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) am flying
  35. 35.___ you going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.___ I playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.___ she catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.___ we helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.He ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) is win (d) are winning
  40. 40.He ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) is buy (c) are buying (d) am buying

Answer key

  1. Am
  2. planting
  3. Are
  4. is clapping
  5. jogging
  6. is riding
  7. Are
  8. Are
  9. Are
  10. Is
  11. flying
  12. throwing
  13. are jogging
  14. Is
  15. are making
  16. is studying
  17. singing
  18. cooking
  19. am taking
  20. Are
  21. Am
  22. Is
  23. clapping
  24. is jogging
  25. Is
  26. are planting
  27. Is
  28. cleaning
  29. speaking
  30. is dancing
  31. are catching
  32. am washing
  33. are bringing
  34. is flying
  35. Are
  36. Am
  37. Is
  38. Are
  39. is winning
  40. is buying

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