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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 340 · 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 right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.___ they taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.My cousins ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bring
  4. 4.___ they riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  6. 6.___ we cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.___ you flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  10. 10.The students ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swim (d) are swimming
  11. 11.Priya ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wear (d) am wearing
  12. 12.___ I baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.___ my brother drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.___ my brother washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.___ the students jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  17. 17.Sneha ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) is wash
  18. 18.My brother ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) is carry (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  21. 21.___ we riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.___ you making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.My brother ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is win (c) is winning (d) am winning
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
  25. 25.I ___ a picture now. (a) am draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
  26. 26.___ Tara baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.___ my sister sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  29. 29.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watch (c) are watching (d) is watching
  30. 30.She ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
  31. 31.___ they drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are building (d) are build
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  34. 34.He ___ science at the moment. (a) is study (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) is studying
  35. 35.They ___ a tree right now. (a) are plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
  36. 36.___ she winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) am plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  40. 40.___ Diya throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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