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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 357 · 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.We ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
  2. 2.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) am go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  4. 4.___ he catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.She ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) is sing
  6. 6.My brother ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) is win
  7. 7.Farhan ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
  8. 8.She ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) am flying
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  10. 10.They ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buying
  11. 11.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.___ Kabir studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  15. 15.Pooja ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) is sing
  16. 16.___ she wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.___ Yash winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  21. 21.He ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) is study
  22. 22.___ we baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.She ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  25. 25.___ my parents buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  27. 27.___ I drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  30. 30.I ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) am write (c) is writing (d) am writing
  31. 31.___ I cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ I climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.___ he watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.___ she running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.Arjun ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) is washing (d) am washing
  36. 36.I ___ the train now. (a) am take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
  37. 37.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) is plant (d) are planting
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  39. 39.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
  40. 40.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

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

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