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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 259 · 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.___ Kavya cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  3. 3.Isha ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) is watch
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  7. 7.The students ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) are helping
  8. 8.My brother ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
  9. 9.She ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) am washing
  10. 10.She ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) is go (c) am going (d) are going
  11. 11.___ she bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.She ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) is watch
  13. 13.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is plant (d) is planting
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  15. 15.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.___ Kabir climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.___ Myra watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.I ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) am draw (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  20. 20.We ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
  21. 21.She ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is bake (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is baking
  22. 22.My brother ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watch
  23. 23.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.___ we catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.The students ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  27. 27.He ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  29. 29.Meera ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
  30. 30.___ I drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.You ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  32. 32.You ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
  33. 33.___ he cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.You ___ vegetables now. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
  35. 35.We ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  36. 36.___ my cousins catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.___ they playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.We ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
  40. 40.My sister ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning

Answer key

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

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