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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 389 · 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 ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  3. 3.___ my sister making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.I ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) am drink (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
  5. 5.___ Pooja feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  8. 8.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am build (d) am building
  9. 9.My sister ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  10. 10.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are run (d) are running
  11. 11.___ he baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.___ he studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.Neel ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  15. 15.___ Dev eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.___ my friends baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.He ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) is draw
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  19. 19.___ we carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.Diya ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climb
  21. 21.Kabir ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watch (c) are watching (d) is watching
  22. 22.___ Aditya studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.___ Ira carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.___ you bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.___ you carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.I ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is running (d) am run
  28. 28.We ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
  29. 29.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) am clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  30. 30.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.She ___ a story at the moment. (a) is tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  33. 33.He ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carry (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  34. 34.___ I throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  36. 36.She ___ to school right now. (a) is go (b) am going (c) are going (d) is going
  37. 37.We ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) are win
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing

Answer key

  1. are catching
  2. jogging
  3. Is
  4. am drinking
  5. Is
  6. cleaning
  7. studying
  8. am building
  9. is jogging
  10. are running
  11. Is
  12. Is
  13. is speaking
  14. cooking
  15. Is
  16. Are
  17. is drawing
  18. swimming
  19. Are
  20. is climbing
  21. is watching
  22. Is
  23. Are
  24. Is
  25. Are
  26. Are
  27. am running
  28. are telling
  29. am cleaning
  30. Are
  31. is telling
  32. drinking
  33. is carrying
  34. Am
  35. washing
  36. is going
  37. are winning
  38. bringing
  39. buying
  40. singing

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