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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 207 · 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.___ my sister telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  4. 4.___ you cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.I ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am make (d) am making
  6. 6.___ I cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  8. 8.I ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) am ride (d) are riding
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  10. 10.My brother ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) is draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  11. 11.I ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) are going (c) am going (d) am go
  12. 12.Aarav ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  13. 13.___ Saanvi helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.We ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  15. 15.___ you eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  17. 17.My cousins ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) are eat (c) am eating (d) are eating
  18. 18.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) are building (c) is build (d) am building
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  20. 20.We ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
  21. 21.She ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is wash
  22. 22.___ my brother drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) am catching
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  25. 25.___ they writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.They ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  27. 27.Aisha ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  29. 29.___ Tara climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.They ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
  32. 32.___ I taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.You ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) are going (c) am going (d) are go
  34. 34.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.You ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) am flying
  36. 36.___ they building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.They ___ the train now. (a) are take (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is taking
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  39. 39.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) is climb
  40. 40.___ Vivaan swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. climbing
  3. bringing
  4. Are
  5. am making
  6. Am
  7. telling
  8. am riding
  9. carrying
  10. is drawing
  11. am going
  12. is swimming
  13. Is
  14. are feeding
  15. Are
  16. feeding
  17. are eating
  18. is building
  19. clapping
  20. are clapping
  21. is washing
  22. Is
  23. is catching
  24. jogging
  25. Are
  26. are carrying
  27. is watching
  28. buying
  29. Is
  30. Are
  31. are flying
  32. Am
  33. are going
  34. Are
  35. are flying
  36. Are
  37. are taking
  38. helping
  39. is climbing
  40. Is

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