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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 358 · 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.He ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  3. 3.___ she wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.___ they riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  6. 6.Aditya ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  7. 7.___ they running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.___ we cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  10. 10.___ she baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.She ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watch
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  13. 13.Tara ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
  14. 14.___ I winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  17. 17.___ he watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.She ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) am flying
  19. 19.Aarav ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  20. 20.___ Manav speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.___ we helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.Myra ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) am watching (d) is watching
  23. 23.___ she cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.We ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) are bake
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  26. 26.___ Kunal jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.___ he carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.I ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  29. 29.I ___ a letter right now. (a) am write (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am writing
  30. 30.He ___ milk right now. (a) is drink (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  31. 31.___ she carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  33. 33.___ Karan playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.___ he flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  36. 36.I ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) am bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  38. 38.My sister ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) is cook (d) are cooking
  39. 39.You ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) am drinking
  40. 40.___ you building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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