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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 213 · 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.___ I taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  3. 3.My friends ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) are take (d) am taking
  4. 4.My brother ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  6. 6.___ she writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.We ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) are eat
  8. 8.___ you flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.___ they climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.He ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  11. 11.She ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) is take
  12. 12.Diya ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) is ride
  13. 13.___ she carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  15. 15.My brother ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) is writing
  16. 16.___ we watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.She ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) are writing
  18. 18.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.___ you drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  22. 22.___ my sister jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  24. 24.My sister ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drink (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
  25. 25.___ they bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.___ my brother buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  28. 28.My brother ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) is send (c) am sending (d) are sending
  29. 29.My parents ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  31. 31.___ the students throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.My sister ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) is take (c) am taking (d) is taking
  33. 33.___ Karan feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  38. 38.Priya ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) is go
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  40. 40.She ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) is wash (c) is washing (d) are washing

Answer key

  1. Am
  2. carrying
  3. are taking
  4. is taking
  5. catching
  6. Is
  7. are eating
  8. Are
  9. Are
  10. is baking
  11. is taking
  12. is riding
  13. Is
  14. cooking
  15. is writing
  16. Are
  17. is writing
  18. Am
  19. Are
  20. bringing
  21. flying
  22. Is
  23. writing
  24. is drinking
  25. Are
  26. Is
  27. baking
  28. is sending
  29. are buying
  30. going
  31. Are
  32. is taking
  33. Is
  34. Are
  35. taking
  36. planting
  37. jogging
  38. is going
  39. winning
  40. is washing

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