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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 348 · 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.___ Tara cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  3. 3.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) are washing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  5. 5.She ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) are playing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  7. 7.She ___ a tree right now. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
  8. 8.He ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is clean (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
  9. 9.___ I eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.You ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
  11. 11.___ Rohan making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  13. 13.___ we climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  15. 15.___ she jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.You ___ the match at the moment. (a) are win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  18. 18.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.___ my sister winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.My brother ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  21. 21.My sister ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buy
  22. 22.I ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) am write
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  24. 24.My parents ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) is carrying
  25. 25.___ I swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.My brother ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) is run (d) am running
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  28. 28.___ Kabir singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.They ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) are win (d) is winning
  30. 30.___ my sister taking the train right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.___ my brother flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.We ___ a song now. (a) are sing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are singing
  33. 33.___ they drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.___ we playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.My sister ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) is study (c) are studying (d) am studying
  37. 37.___ they carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.They ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) are helping (d) am helping
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  40. 40.___ we climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. running
  3. are washing
  4. sending
  5. is playing
  6. studying
  7. is planting
  8. is cleaning
  9. Am
  10. are telling
  11. Is
  12. telling
  13. Are
  14. climbing
  15. Is
  16. Am
  17. are winning
  18. Are
  19. Is
  20. is cooking
  21. is buying
  22. am writing
  23. clapping
  24. are carrying
  25. Am
  26. is running
  27. eating
  28. Is
  29. are winning
  30. Is
  31. Is
  32. are singing
  33. Are
  34. Am
  35. Are
  36. is studying
  37. Are
  38. are helping
  39. planting
  40. Are

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