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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 374 · 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.Aditya ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
  2. 2.___ they making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  4. 4.I ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) am feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  5. 5.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
  6. 6.She ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
  7. 7.Rahul ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) is go
  8. 8.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.He ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) is bring (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
  10. 10.___ they studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  14. 14.___ my brother making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.You ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) is jogging
  17. 17.They ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) is studying (d) are studying
  18. 18.___ they catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.My parents ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) are help (d) am helping
  21. 21.My brother ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is build (d) is building
  22. 22.Manav ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
  23. 23.I ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) am buy
  24. 24.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.___ she singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.I ___ the ball now. (a) am throw (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  27. 27.___ she throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buy
  29. 29.___ my sister buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  31. 31.We ___ the ball now. (a) are catch (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) am catching
  32. 32.___ you writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  34. 34.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.___ Ananya buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.You ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) are tell (d) am telling
  37. 37.Zoya ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  39. 39.You ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) are wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  40. 40.___ I drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

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

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