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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 205 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  2. 2.___ she singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.___ she going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  5. 5.___ we singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.___ I feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.She ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) am studying
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  9. 9.Diya ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) is help (c) is helping (d) am helping
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  12. 12.I ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am bake
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  14. 14.___ I climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.She ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) is win (d) am winning
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  17. 17.She ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eating
  18. 18.___ my brother riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.___ I throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.My sister ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) is write
  21. 21.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am climb (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  22. 22.___ you jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.___ Ishaan going to school now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  25. 25.___ he climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.___ my sister drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.My parents ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) are make (c) are making (d) am making
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  29. 29.They ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carry
  30. 30.___ he jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.___ Aarav swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ we planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.Priya ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
  34. 34.The students ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are play (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am playing
  35. 35.My sister ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  36. 36.The children ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are wash
  37. 37.We ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) are sing (d) is singing
  38. 38.I ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) am feed (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  39. 39.___ Ira cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing

Answer key

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

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