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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 227 · 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.___ Ananya telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  3. 3.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.He ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  6. 6.I ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am ride (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) are riding
  7. 7.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  9. 9.He ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) are writing
  10. 10.___ you baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.Kabir ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is bake (c) is baking (d) am baking
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  13. 13.He ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jog
  14. 14.___ she cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  17. 17.My sister ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
  18. 18.Isha ___ for the team now. (a) is clap (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  19. 19.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.___ they bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.___ you telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.You ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  24. 24.Rahul ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) is bring (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
  25. 25.We ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is running (c) am running (d) are run
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  27. 27.We ___ the bag right now. (a) are carry (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  30. 30.___ Ananya building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.I ___ the match now. (a) am win (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are winning
  33. 33.___ my parents building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.Rohan ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is sing (d) is singing
  35. 35.___ my brother baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.___ we singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.Yash ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) is win (c) are winning (d) am winning
  38. 38.I ___ a message at the moment. (a) am send (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is sending
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. flying
  3. Is
  4. is watching
  5. clapping
  6. am riding
  7. Are
  8. building
  9. is writing
  10. Are
  11. is baking
  12. winning
  13. is jogging
  14. Is
  15. playing
  16. dancing
  17. is flying
  18. is clapping
  19. Is
  20. Are
  21. Are
  22. are buying
  23. studying
  24. is bringing
  25. are running
  26. wearing
  27. are carrying
  28. drawing
  29. running
  30. Is
  31. Am
  32. am winning
  33. Are
  34. is singing
  35. Is
  36. Are
  37. is winning
  38. am sending
  39. singing
  40. watching

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