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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 300 · 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.___ we baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  2. 2.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
  3. 3.___ we taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.___ he riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.Zoya ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  6. 6.___ I flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  9. 9.My brother ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) is play
  10. 10.___ I making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.Sneha ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) am going (c) is going (d) is go
  12. 12.___ my sister running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.He ___ a message at the moment. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
  14. 14.Neel ___ Grandma now. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
  15. 15.Kabir ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
  16. 16.You ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) are drink
  17. 17.You ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) are help (d) am helping
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  19. 19.___ we buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) am swim (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
  21. 21.___ Ananya making tea now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.We ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) am singing
  24. 24.___ you wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  26. 26.The children ___ a message at the moment. (a) are send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
  27. 27.I ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) am send
  28. 28.___ we dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  30. 30.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.___ you helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.We ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  33. 33.___ he drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.We ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feed
  35. 35.Ananya ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
  36. 36.I ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wear (d) is wearing
  37. 37.___ I running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  39. 39.___ they dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing

Answer key

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

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