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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 37 · 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.She ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cook
  2. 2.I ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) am bake
  3. 3.She ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
  4. 4.___ my cousins studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  7. 7.___ Yash wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  10. 10.Rohan ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) is sing (d) am singing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  12. 12.___ he dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.The children ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) are drink (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  14. 14.My sister ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) is bring (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
  15. 15.___ I wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  17. 17.___ my friends riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  19. 19.___ I running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  21. 21.You ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  23. 23.___ I drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.He ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swim
  25. 25.They ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is helping
  26. 26.___ I watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  28. 28.Aditya ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) is eat (d) am eating
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  31. 31.___ Rohan buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.She ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is sing (d) is singing
  33. 33.___ he drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.She ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) is study
  35. 35.___ Dev baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.___ we riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  38. 38.___ we eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.I ___ a letter right now. (a) am write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing

Answer key

  1. is cooking
  2. am baking
  3. is baking
  4. Are
  5. Are
  6. catching
  7. Is
  8. cooking
  9. washing
  10. is singing
  11. studying
  12. Is
  13. are drinking
  14. is bringing
  15. Am
  16. cleaning
  17. Are
  18. dancing
  19. Am
  20. carrying
  21. are cooking
  22. throwing
  23. Am
  24. is swimming
  25. are helping
  26. Am
  27. buying
  28. is eating
  29. singing
  30. taking
  31. Is
  32. is singing
  33. Is
  34. is studying
  35. Is
  36. Are
  37. making
  38. Are
  39. Am
  40. am writing

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