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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 370 · 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.My sister ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is take (d) is taking
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  3. 3.Riya ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is making (d) is make
  4. 4.Diya ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jog
  5. 5.She ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  8. 8.My brother ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) is tell (d) are telling
  9. 9.Yash ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  10. 10.My sister ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
  11. 11.___ I climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.We ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) are take (c) am taking (d) are taking
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
  15. 15.He ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
  16. 16.___ they playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  18. 18.She ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) is ride
  19. 19.___ we speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.___ you watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.___ they winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.___ she clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  26. 26.___ we eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeing (c) writeeing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  29. 29.___ I jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  31. 31.___ they flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.She ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) am building (c) is build (d) are building
  33. 33.They ___ a story right now. (a) are tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
  34. 34.We ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) is eating
  35. 35.I ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  36. 36.___ we baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  39. 39.___ she dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.My brother ___ the match at the moment. (a) is win (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) am winning

Answer key

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

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