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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 292 · 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 “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  2. 2.My brother ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) is drink
  3. 3.You ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  4. 4.___ Neel flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.___ we climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.You ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  7. 7.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.___ Farhan helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  10. 10.You ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) are write (d) is writing
  11. 11.___ Ishaan drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.She ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) are writing
  13. 13.___ Riya singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  15. 15.___ the students writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  18. 18.___ he flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.My brother ___ in the park now. (a) is run (b) are running (c) am running (d) is running
  20. 20.My sister ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  22. 22.___ he buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  24. 24.My cousins ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wear (d) are wearing
  25. 25.___ she playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.We ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feed
  27. 27.___ they cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  30. 30.Kabir ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) is draw (d) am drawing
  31. 31.Diya ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) am playing
  32. 32.You ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) are feed (d) is feeding
  33. 33.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) is throw (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  35. 35.My sister ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
  36. 36.I ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) am fly (d) are flying
  37. 37.You ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  39. 39.He ___ the ball right now. (a) is catch (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catching
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming

Answer key

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

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