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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 23 · 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.___ they sending a message right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  3. 3.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.___ we planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.Rohan ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) is sing
  7. 7.___ I climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.___ we planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  11. 11.___ we watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.He ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
  13. 13.My sister ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  15. 15.I ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) am win
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  17. 17.___ we bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.___ you studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.Aarav ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) is climb
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
  21. 21.___ he jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  23. 23.We ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are play (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am playing
  24. 24.I ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) am draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  25. 25.___ my sister climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.___ the students buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  28. 28.___ Isha running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.___ you winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  32. 32.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) am plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  33. 33.You ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) are take (d) am taking
  34. 34.You ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are win (d) are winning
  35. 35.My friends ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) are write (c) is writing (d) are writing
  36. 36.We ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  37. 37.___ you throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.He ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  40. 40.Farhan ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) is buy (c) is buying (d) are buying

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. making
  3. Am
  4. Are
  5. Are
  6. is singing
  7. Am
  8. Are
  9. Am
  10. washing
  11. Are
  12. is carrying
  13. is dancing
  14. telling
  15. am winning
  16. drawing
  17. Are
  18. Are
  19. is climbing
  20. singing
  21. Is
  22. climbing
  23. are playing
  24. am drawing
  25. Is
  26. Are
  27. watching
  28. Is
  29. Are
  30. building
  31. going
  32. am planting
  33. are taking
  34. are winning
  35. are writing
  36. are carrying
  37. Are
  38. is watching
  39. studying
  40. is buying

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