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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 208 · 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 parents ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) are climb (d) is climbing
  2. 2.___ I throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  4. 4.___ my sister making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.___ we dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  8. 8.___ my brother throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.___ I throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  11. 11.We ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
  12. 12.___ they cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.He ___ the match now. (a) is win (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are winning
  14. 14.He ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is clean
  15. 15.___ I cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  18. 18.___ the students helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.___ my brother planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.___ he building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.We ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are clean (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
  22. 22.___ we carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.___ they cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.He ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
  25. 25.They ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) are bring
  26. 26.___ Saanvi studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  30. 30.___ my cousins carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.___ my friends climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  33. 33.They ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  34. 34.She ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) is go
  35. 35.My parents ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) are drink (d) am drinking
  36. 36.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.___ I washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.___ they feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.___ we sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) are ride

Answer key

  1. are climbing
  2. Am
  3. clapping
  4. Is
  5. Are
  6. baking
  7. feeding
  8. Is
  9. Am
  10. drawing
  11. are washing
  12. Are
  13. is winning
  14. is cleaning
  15. Am
  16. washing
  17. writing
  18. Are
  19. Is
  20. Is
  21. are cleaning
  22. Are
  23. Are
  24. is baking
  25. are bringing
  26. Is
  27. swimming
  28. taking
  29. carrying
  30. Are
  31. Are
  32. winning
  33. are studying
  34. is going
  35. are drinking
  36. Are
  37. Am
  38. Are
  39. Are
  40. are riding

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