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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 268 · 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.___ he drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.He ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) is write (d) are writing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  4. 4.Sneha ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  5. 5.Pooja ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) is tell (c) is telling (d) am telling
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  7. 7.I ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) are going (c) am go (d) is going
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  10. 10.___ we climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.Kunal ___ a tree now. (a) is climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  12. 12.___ Farhan planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.___ I buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.___ he bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  17. 17.She ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
  18. 18.My parents ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) are eat (d) am eating
  19. 19.The students ___ Grandma right now. (a) are help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
  20. 20.___ Farhan cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.___ I making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  23. 23.They ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  26. 26.My brother ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  28. 28.You ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clap
  29. 29.My parents ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) are study
  30. 30.They ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) are draw
  31. 31.___ he catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.She ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is draw (d) is drawing
  33. 33.___ we climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.You ___ the train now. (a) are take (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is taking
  35. 35.___ my cousins climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.___ he writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.We ___ a picture now. (a) are draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  39. 39.___ my friends watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. is writing
  3. building
  4. is jogging
  5. is telling
  6. clapping
  7. am going
  8. making
  9. sending
  10. Are
  11. is climbing
  12. Is
  13. Am
  14. Is
  15. climbing
  16. swimming
  17. is climbing
  18. are eating
  19. are helping
  20. Is
  21. Am
  22. playing
  23. are cleaning
  24. washing
  25. dancing
  26. is jogging
  27. speaking
  28. are clapping
  29. are studying
  30. are drawing
  31. Is
  32. is drawing
  33. Are
  34. are taking
  35. Are
  36. Is
  37. are drawing
  38. jogging
  39. Are
  40. Are

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