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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 251 · 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.___ my brother writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.___ we riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.___ Nisha drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.We ___ to school at the moment. (a) are go (b) is going (c) are going (d) am going
  5. 5.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) am fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
  6. 6.___ they wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.I ___ a picture right now. (a) am draw (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  10. 10.My brother ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  12. 12.___ we washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.Aisha ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is bake (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) are baking
  14. 14.___ Neel climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  16. 16.He ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) is take (d) are taking
  17. 17.I ___ a kite now. (a) am fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
  18. 18.___ my friends writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.My brother ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is clean (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  22. 22.___ Rohan cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.___ my sister feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.She ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) is feed
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  26. 26.___ he winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.They ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buy
  28. 28.The students ___ in the park now. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  30. 30.___ Ira singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.My parents ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  32. 32.Karan ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) is fly
  33. 33.___ they running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
  35. 35.___ my friends taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  37. 37.Karan ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feed
  38. 38.He ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
  39. 39.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping

Answer key

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

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