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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 372 · 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.They ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) are plant
  2. 2.He ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) is play
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  4. 4.She ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) is help (c) am helping (d) are helping
  5. 5.The students ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are bake (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is baking
  6. 6.My brother ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eating
  7. 7.___ Kunal jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.___ Pooja telling a story at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.The children ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) am drinking
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  11. 11.___ we drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  15. 15.Karan ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) is cook
  16. 16.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  21. 21.___ Tara clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.He ___ milk now. (a) is drink (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  26. 26.They ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  27. 27.We ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  28. 28.___ you bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.___ we taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.Zoya ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) am making (c) are making (d) is making
  31. 31.___ they dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.___ Neel planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  34. 34.I ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) am eat (c) am eating (d) are eating
  35. 35.She ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  36. 36.They ___ lunch right now. (a) are bring (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  37. 37.___ Riya making tea now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) are watch (c) am watching (d) are watching
  39. 39.My friends ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are go (d) are going
  40. 40.He ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) is help

Answer key

  1. are planting
  2. is playing
  3. going
  4. is helping
  5. are baking
  6. is eating
  7. Is
  8. Is
  9. are drinking
  10. clapping
  11. Are
  12. writing
  13. buying
  14. wearing
  15. is cooking
  16. Are
  17. carrying
  18. studying
  19. cleaning
  20. telling
  21. Is
  22. is drinking
  23. washing
  24. eating
  25. making
  26. are climbing
  27. are studying
  28. Are
  29. Are
  30. is making
  31. Are
  32. Is
  33. feeding
  34. am eating
  35. is cooking
  36. are bringing
  37. Is
  38. are watching
  39. are going
  40. is helping

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