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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 203 · 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 going to school now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  4. 4.___ Ira cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) are ride
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  7. 7.You ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) are fly (d) am flying
  8. 8.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) am wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
  9. 9.He ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) is clean
  10. 10.___ they baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.___ he building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  13. 13.I ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) am write (d) are writing
  14. 14.I ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) am buy (d) is buying
  15. 15.___ she dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throw (d) am throwing
  17. 17.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.___ she flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  20. 20.___ my sister watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.He ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) are sending (d) is sending
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  23. 23.___ I drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  25. 25.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.I ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) am bake (d) am baking
  27. 27.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.You ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) am studying
  29. 29.___ he buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  31. 31.I ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are going (d) am go
  32. 32.Kavya ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) is study (d) are studying
  33. 33.He ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climb (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  35. 35.We ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) are make (c) am making (d) are making
  36. 36.___ Kabir taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.___ I sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.I ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carry (d) am carrying
  39. 39.I ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is running (d) am run
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. swimming
  3. dancing
  4. Is
  5. are riding
  6. clapping
  7. are flying
  8. am washing
  9. is cleaning
  10. Are
  11. Is
  12. speaking
  13. am writing
  14. am buying
  15. Is
  16. is throwing
  17. Am
  18. Is
  19. sending
  20. Is
  21. is sending
  22. building
  23. Am
  24. drawing
  25. Are
  26. am baking
  27. Are
  28. are studying
  29. Is
  30. wearing
  31. am going
  32. is studying
  33. is climbing
  34. buying
  35. are making
  36. Is
  37. Am
  38. am carrying
  39. am running
  40. feeding

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