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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 277 · 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 “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  3. 3.He ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) am singing
  4. 4.They ___ in the park right now. (a) are run (b) is running (c) are running (d) am running
  5. 5.You ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) are help (d) is helping
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  7. 7.They ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) are play (d) is playing
  8. 8.___ they buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.My brother ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  10. 10.They ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) is going (c) are go (d) am going
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  12. 12.___ my sister riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) am plant (c) are planting (d) am planting
  14. 14.___ we playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.She ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) is draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  16. 16.Ira ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throw (d) am throwing
  17. 17.___ I sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.My friends ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
  19. 19.Zoya ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) is tell (d) are telling
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  21. 21.She ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) am going (c) are going (d) is going
  22. 22.___ we wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  25. 25.___ my cousins sending a message right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  28. 28.I ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) am feed (d) is feeding
  29. 29.___ they drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  31. 31.___ Saanvi bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.___ he dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.___ you riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  36. 36.My cousins ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  37. 37.She ___ a bicycle now. (a) is ride (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) is riding
  38. 38.___ Pooja playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.You ___ a message at the moment. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) are send
  40. 40.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting

Answer key

  1. jogging
  2. flying
  3. is singing
  4. are running
  5. are helping
  6. drinking
  7. are playing
  8. Are
  9. is cleaning
  10. are going
  11. eating
  12. Is
  13. am planting
  14. Are
  15. is drawing
  16. is throwing
  17. Am
  18. are cooking
  19. is telling
  20. dancing
  21. is going
  22. Are
  23. going
  24. telling
  25. Are
  26. feeding
  27. carrying
  28. am feeding
  29. Are
  30. making
  31. Is
  32. Is
  33. Are
  34. Am
  35. wearing
  36. are watching
  37. is riding
  38. Is
  39. are sending
  40. are planting

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