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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 253 · 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.___ I drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  3. 3.Sneha ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) am carrying
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  5. 5.She ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
  6. 6.___ I planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  9. 9.___ I making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.___ he drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  12. 12.___ my friends drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  15. 15.My sister ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) are catching
  16. 16.___ my friends going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.___ I winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Kavya ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is build (d) is building
  19. 19.They ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
  20. 20.You ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are draw (d) are drawing
  21. 21.___ they washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jog
  23. 23.He ___ lunch now. (a) is bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
  24. 24.My parents ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throw
  25. 25.___ she studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.My brother ___ science now. (a) is study (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) am studying
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  28. 28.___ Vivaan baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.My friends ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) are eat (d) is eating
  31. 31.___ Yash swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.We ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wear (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  34. 34.My friends ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bring (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  35. 35.___ Isha jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.___ you carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.They ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) are drink (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
  38. 38.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  40. 40.My brother ___ a tree now. (a) is climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing

Answer key

  1. Am
  2. jogging
  3. is carrying
  4. swimming
  5. is helping
  6. Am
  7. singing
  8. taking
  9. Am
  10. Is
  11. drawing
  12. Are
  13. eating
  14. feeding
  15. is catching
  16. Are
  17. Am
  18. is building
  19. are bringing
  20. are drawing
  21. Are
  22. is jogging
  23. is bringing
  24. are throwing
  25. Is
  26. is studying
  27. wearing
  28. Is
  29. Are
  30. are eating
  31. Is
  32. are wearing
  33. carrying
  34. are bringing
  35. Is
  36. Are
  37. are drinking
  38. Is
  39. writing
  40. is climbing

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