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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 330 · 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.___ he playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  4. 4.___ you jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.___ I swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  7. 7.Sneha ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) is watch
  8. 8.They ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  9. 9.I ___ the ball now. (a) am catch (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catching
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  12. 12.___ Riya drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.___ Aisha clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.Aditya ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
  15. 15.The students ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bring
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  17. 17.My parents ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) are study
  18. 18.___ I watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.___ my brother catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  21. 21.I ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) am wash (c) am washing (d) are washing
  22. 22.Meera ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
  23. 23.___ we watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  25. 25.My sister ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is help (d) is helping
  26. 26.___ we cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.She ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) is study (d) am studying
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  29. 29.My brother ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) is carry (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
  30. 30.He ___ a tree right now. (a) is climb (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  31. 31.The children ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) is baking
  32. 32.They ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) are send (c) am sending (d) is sending
  33. 33.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) am swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  35. 35.Ananya ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) is climb (d) are climbing
  36. 36.They ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) am washing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  38. 38.___ I making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.___ my sister winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) am go (c) am going (d) are going

Answer key

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

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