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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 35 · 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.Ira ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
  2. 2.Pooja ___ a message right now. (a) is send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending
  3. 3.My brother ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  7. 7.___ Farhan eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.You ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) am flying
  9. 9.Neel ___ the match now. (a) is win (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) am winning
  10. 10.We ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) is writing
  11. 11.You ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) am going (c) is going (d) are go
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  13. 13.___ Ishaan taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.___ Ananya eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.We ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clap
  16. 16.___ Vivaan clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.You ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) are play (d) am playing
  18. 18.___ you jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.___ my brother drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
  21. 21.___ I drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.They ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  26. 26.___ my friends riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  28. 28.___ my sister writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  30. 30.___ I eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.My parents ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
  32. 32.My sister ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  34. 34.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.___ she studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  37. 37.They ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) are watching (d) is watching
  38. 38.They ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
  39. 39.Diya ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buy (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buying
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking

Answer key

  1. is baking
  2. is sending
  3. is eating
  4. feeding
  5. building
  6. buying
  7. Is
  8. are flying
  9. is winning
  10. are writing
  11. are going
  12. climbing
  13. Is
  14. Is
  15. are clapping
  16. Is
  17. are playing
  18. Are
  19. Is
  20. is climbing
  21. Am
  22. are carrying
  23. dancing
  24. eating
  25. studying
  26. Are
  27. baking
  28. Is
  29. bringing
  30. Am
  31. are dancing
  32. is cooking
  33. clapping
  34. Are
  35. Is
  36. flying
  37. are watching
  38. are watching
  39. is buying
  40. drinking

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