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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 368 · 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 ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
  2. 2.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throw (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
  3. 3.My parents ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) are win (d) is winning
  4. 4.___ she feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  8. 8.___ my brother singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.___ my sister helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.___ we watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.___ my sister singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.She ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) is write
  13. 13.We ___ a letter right now. (a) are write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
  14. 14.___ I cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.___ I buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.My sister ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
  17. 17.You ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) are take
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  19. 19.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) are build (c) am building (d) is building
  20. 20.They ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  23. 23.___ he climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ my friends speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.She ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is help (c) am helping (d) is helping
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  28. 28.___ I telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  30. 30.I ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  32. 32.___ she catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) are play
  34. 34.He ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  36. 36.My brother ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
  37. 37.You ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) are watching (d) is watching
  38. 38.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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