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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 22 · 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.She ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
  2. 2.___ Isha wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  4. 4.Sneha ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
  5. 5.___ the children washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.My friends ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  7. 7.I ___ a cake now. (a) am bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  9. 9.My brother ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) is wear (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  11. 11.___ the children planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Arjun ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dance
  13. 13.Arjun ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  15. 15.I ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am write
  16. 16.The children ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) are tell (c) am telling (d) is telling
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  19. 19.They ___ science at the moment. (a) are study (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) am studying
  20. 20.You ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  22. 22.___ they planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.___ Aarav cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.___ he swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  27. 27.My sister ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) is feed
  28. 28.He ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) is cook (d) am cooking
  29. 29.___ Arjun cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  33. 33.They ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  35. 35.___ my cousins swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.We ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  37. 37.___ he buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.My sister ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) is flying
  39. 39.___ you singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.___ my parents swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. is cleaning
  2. Is
  3. drawing
  4. is washing
  5. Are
  6. are feeding
  7. am baking
  8. washing
  9. is wearing
  10. cooking
  11. Are
  12. is dancing
  13. is singing
  14. feeding
  15. am writing
  16. are telling
  17. making
  18. swimming
  19. are studying
  20. are feeding
  21. riding
  22. Are
  23. Am
  24. Is
  25. Is
  26. building
  27. is feeding
  28. is cooking
  29. Is
  30. watching
  31. flying
  32. clapping
  33. are speaking
  34. singing
  35. Are
  36. are cooking
  37. Is
  38. is flying
  39. Are
  40. Are

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