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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 204 · 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.He ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) is help (c) am helping (d) are helping
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  3. 3.___ we taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  5. 5.We ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carry
  6. 6.Farhan ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
  7. 7.Omkar ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  8. 8.He ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) is making (c) is make (d) am making
  9. 9.___ we dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.My brother ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) is building (c) is build (d) are building
  11. 11.___ he eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.He ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feed (d) is feeding
  13. 13.She ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is wash
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  16. 16.He ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
  17. 17.___ you riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.He ___ the room at the moment. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  19. 19.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.___ my friends drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.___ she climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  23. 23.My brother ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  24. 24.Riya ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
  25. 25.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.My brother ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buy (c) are buying (d) is buying
  27. 27.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.Diya ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
  29. 29.She ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is win (c) is winning (d) am winning
  30. 30.The students ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  32. 32.___ Vivaan speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.I ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) am dance (d) is dancing
  34. 34.___ the students jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.___ I telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  37. 37.They ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
  38. 38.You ___ a kite right now. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is flying
  39. 39.___ the students carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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