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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 284 · 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 “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  2. 2.___ you building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.I ___ tea now. (a) am make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  4. 4.My friends ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) are watch
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  7. 7.They ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  8. 8.He ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  9. 9.We ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) are climb (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
  10. 10.I ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) am clean (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  12. 12.___ we speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.My brother ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is run (c) am running (d) is running
  14. 14.My brother ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) is wear
  15. 15.Saanvi ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is ride (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is riding
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
  17. 17.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) am catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
  18. 18.They ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wear (d) am wearing
  19. 19.My cousins ___ the bag right now. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  20. 20.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  21. 21.The children ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) are eat (d) am eating
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  23. 23.___ she drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.They ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
  25. 25.___ he drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.___ my cousins swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.You ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) is eating
  28. 28.She ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  29. 29.We ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
  30. 30.Meera ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
  31. 31.___ Isha washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.___ Ishaan clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.___ Arjun winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.Rahul ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) is catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
  35. 35.She ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) is go (c) is going (d) am going
  36. 36.She ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  37. 37.___ Kabir feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.They ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
  39. 39.You ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  40. 40.We ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding

Answer key

  1. studying
  2. Are
  3. am making
  4. are watching
  5. bringing
  6. cooking
  7. are feeding
  8. is jogging
  9. are climbing
  10. am cleaning
  11. telling
  12. Are
  13. is running
  14. is wearing
  15. is riding
  16. speaking
  17. am catching
  18. are wearing
  19. are carrying
  20. are jogging
  21. are eating
  22. baking
  23. Is
  24. are climbing
  25. Is
  26. Are
  27. are eating
  28. is jogging
  29. are washing
  30. is planting
  31. Is
  32. Is
  33. Is
  34. is catching
  35. is going
  36. is carrying
  37. Is
  38. are washing
  39. are feeding
  40. are feeding

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