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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 238 · 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.You ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are making (d) are make
  2. 2.They ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are running (d) are run
  3. 3.She ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) is ride (c) am riding (d) are riding
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  5. 5.___ Ananya baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.___ we sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.He ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
  8. 8.___ she planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  11. 11.I ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dance (d) am dancing
  12. 12.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  14. 14.___ you cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.My cousins ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swim (d) is swimming
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  18. 18.My brother ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) is clean (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  19. 19.Aarav ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
  20. 20.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.___ my sister taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  23. 23.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jog (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  24. 24.___ they singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  26. 26.___ we feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  30. 30.We ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) am buying
  31. 31.I ___ the bag now. (a) am carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  32. 32.He ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feed (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  33. 33.___ we throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are play (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am playing
  35. 35.___ I running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.Aditya ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
  37. 37.She ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) is going (c) is go (d) am going
  38. 38.My sister ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
  39. 39.You ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  40. 40.___ she speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. are making
  2. are running
  3. is riding
  4. feeding
  5. Is
  6. Are
  7. is baking
  8. Is
  9. sending
  10. going
  11. am dancing
  12. is climbing
  13. helping
  14. Are
  15. are swimming
  16. drinking
  17. swimming
  18. is cleaning
  19. is playing
  20. Are
  21. Is
  22. playing
  23. are jogging
  24. Are
  25. baking
  26. Are
  27. bringing
  28. cooking
  29. clapping
  30. are buying
  31. am carrying
  32. is feeding
  33. Are
  34. are playing
  35. Am
  36. is flying
  37. is going
  38. is swimming
  39. are dancing
  40. Is

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