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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 272 · 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.Kunal ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feed (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  2. 2.___ I running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.___ she climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  5. 5.I ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) am eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
  6. 6.___ he eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  8. 8.___ we winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.I ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am fly (c) am flying (d) is flying
  10. 10.___ I cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.___ we carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.___ he playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  14. 14.___ she cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.My sister ___ Grandma right now. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
  16. 16.You ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
  17. 17.We ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
  18. 18.He ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) is wash
  19. 19.___ Ishaan feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  22. 22.She ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
  23. 23.___ you sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  25. 25.___ they building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.___ she buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.The children ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  30. 30.___ my brother buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.___ Sneha wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.___ you climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.___ they baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.___ my sister washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.We ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) are throw (c) are throwing (d) am throwing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  37. 37.The children ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) are bake
  38. 38.___ the children riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.___ she throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.She ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) is win

Answer key

  1. is feeding
  2. Am
  3. Is
  4. studying
  5. am eating
  6. Is
  7. washing
  8. Are
  9. am flying
  10. Am
  11. Are
  12. Is
  13. drinking
  14. Is
  15. is helping
  16. are catching
  17. are playing
  18. is washing
  19. Is
  20. clapping
  21. throwing
  22. is baking
  23. Are
  24. carrying
  25. Are
  26. Is
  27. Am
  28. are washing
  29. writing
  30. Is
  31. Is
  32. Are
  33. Are
  34. Is
  35. are throwing
  36. catching
  37. are baking
  38. Are
  39. Is
  40. is winning

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