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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 334 · 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 ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are clean (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  3. 3.I ___ rice right now. (a) am cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  4. 4.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog
  5. 5.He ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) is go (c) is going (d) am going
  6. 6.___ we buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.My friends ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cook (d) am cooking
  8. 8.You ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) are wearing (d) are wear
  9. 9.___ we making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  11. 11.___ my sister throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.Dev ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
  13. 13.___ we helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.We ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) are speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  15. 15.He ___ cricket now. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
  16. 16.They ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) are play (d) am playing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  18. 18.___ my parents running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.___ Myra studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.You ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jog (d) is jogging
  21. 21.Isha ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drink
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  23. 23.___ Pooja playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ we building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.She ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) am bringing
  27. 27.I ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) am throw (d) is throwing
  28. 28.___ my friends feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  31. 31.___ my brother cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.Neel ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is take (d) is taking
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  34. 34.___ my brother clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.I ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) am eat (c) am eating (d) is eating
  36. 36.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.He ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
  38. 38.My friends ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are plant (d) are planting
  39. 39.I ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) am go (c) are going (d) is going
  40. 40.He ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clap (d) is clapping

Answer key

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

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