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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 261 · 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 wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Kabir ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climb (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  3. 3.___ they dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.___ she eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  9. 9.My brother ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) is catch
  10. 10.___ I feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.___ the students winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.Meera ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  13. 13.My friends ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  15. 15.___ you feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.___ Kavya swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  18. 18.___ my cousins buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  19. 19.They ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) am telling
  20. 20.They ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
  21. 21.___ they clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  24. 24.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is plant (d) is planting
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  26. 26.Sneha ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  30. 30.Arjun ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  31. 31.___ she washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.They ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  34. 34.Aisha ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
  35. 35.___ the children feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.My brother ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
  37. 37.Neel ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  38. 38.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.They ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is building (d) are build
  40. 40.___ they riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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