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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 202 · 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.We ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) is baking
  2. 2.___ you sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  5. 5.___ Vivaan flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.My brother ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  8. 8.___ he running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.He ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  12. 12.___ the children playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.___ you riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.___ he playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.___ she climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.___ the students speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.Omkar ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) am making (c) are making (d) is making
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  19. 19.She ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) is run (c) are running (d) am running
  20. 20.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  22. 22.Nisha ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is clean (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  23. 23.___ they cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.My brother ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) is clean (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  25. 25.___ she winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.___ Saanvi clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.___ they planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  29. 29.___ she baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  31. 31.___ Kunal playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.The students ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are ride (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) is riding
  34. 34.___ he singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  37. 37.Pooja ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  40. 40.___ he going to school now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

  1. are baking
  2. Are
  3. baking
  4. riding
  5. Is
  6. Is
  7. is carrying
  8. Is
  9. is eating
  10. throwing
  11. catching
  12. Are
  13. Are
  14. Is
  15. Is
  16. Are
  17. is making
  18. making
  19. is running
  20. Are
  21. feeding
  22. is cleaning
  23. Are
  24. is cleaning
  25. Is
  26. Is
  27. Are
  28. clapping
  29. Is
  30. playing
  31. Is
  32. Are
  33. are riding
  34. Is
  35. swimming
  36. running
  37. is dancing
  38. telling
  39. jogging
  40. Is

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