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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 266 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  2. 2.My sister ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
  3. 3.___ she playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.He ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) am studying (d) is studying
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  6. 6.My brother ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) is ride (c) is riding (d) am riding
  7. 7.___ my parents eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.Isha ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) are going (d) is going
  9. 9.___ Isha telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) is watch
  11. 11.Zoya ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swim
  12. 12.___ he baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.He ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  14. 14.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) am wash (d) is washing
  15. 15.She ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  18. 18.She ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is fly
  19. 19.___ you going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.You ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) are cook
  21. 21.I ___ science now. (a) am study (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) is studying
  22. 22.My brother ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  23. 23.We ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) are cook
  24. 24.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.My brother ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) am cooking
  26. 26.___ they studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  28. 28.___ they drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.___ he jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.___ I making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.___ I flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.I ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) am clap (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  33. 33.He ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
  34. 34.___ she planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.___ they cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  38. 38.You ___ for the team right now. (a) are clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
  39. 39.We ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  40. 40.Riya ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping

Answer key

  1. cleaning
  2. is wearing
  3. Is
  4. is studying
  5. making
  6. is riding
  7. Are
  8. is going
  9. Is
  10. is watching
  11. is swimming
  12. Is
  13. is flying
  14. am washing
  15. is washing
  16. climbing
  17. riding
  18. is flying
  19. Are
  20. are cooking
  21. am studying
  22. is dancing
  23. are cooking
  24. Is
  25. is cooking
  26. Are
  27. washing
  28. Are
  29. Is
  30. Am
  31. Am
  32. am clapping
  33. is washing
  34. Is
  35. Are
  36. Am
  37. eating
  38. are clapping
  39. are cleaning
  40. is clapping

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