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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 315 · 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.___ you baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.Ishaan ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
  3. 3.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.___ Dev riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.You ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  6. 6.Diya ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
  7. 7.___ he feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.She ___ a picture right now. (a) is draw (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  9. 9.My friends ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are ride (c) are riding (d) am riding
  10. 10.___ Isha sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  12. 12.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.Riya ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speak
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  16. 16.My brother ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) are going (c) is going (d) is go
  17. 17.___ they taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.___ he playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  22. 22.___ they helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.___ he singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.My sister ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am making (d) is make
  25. 25.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
  26. 26.___ he baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.I ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) am drink (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
  28. 28.The children ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  29. 29.My cousins ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) am studying
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  31. 31.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  34. 34.I ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) am swim
  35. 35.He ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is help
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  37. 37.I ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) am catch (d) are catching
  38. 38.___ we writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  40. 40.___ they planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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