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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 243 · 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 baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  3. 3.They ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) are help (d) is helping
  4. 4.___ my sister feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.___ Vivaan cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.They ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) are draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  7. 7.___ she swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.We ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are fly (c) is flying (d) are flying
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  10. 10.___ Tara carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.They ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cook
  12. 12.___ she running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.___ the children winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.___ they catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.___ I drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.___ my friends swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.Ira ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) is go (c) am going (d) is going
  18. 18.She ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  20. 20.___ we riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.___ you swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.I ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) am draw (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  24. 24.___ you climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.___ he planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.Omkar ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is making (d) is make
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  28. 28.Aisha ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) is play
  29. 29.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  32. 32.___ my brother writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.___ she jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.___ you wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.___ I drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  37. 37.___ my brother helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.___ my sister swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.We ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wear (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
  40. 40.___ he riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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