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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 39 · 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 ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clap (d) are clapping
  2. 2.We ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) are help
  3. 3.___ the children dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.___ they writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.___ he feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.___ we buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.___ my brother bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  10. 10.You ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) are help
  11. 11.___ they flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.___ he catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  16. 16.Zoya ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) is climb (d) am climbing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  18. 18.She ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  20. 20.My parents ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  21. 21.You ___ Grandma right now. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
  22. 22.We ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  24. 24.___ we clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  27. 27.We ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) are dance
  28. 28.Kavya ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) is feed
  29. 29.Meera ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) is write
  30. 30.Priya ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) am running (c) is run (d) are running
  31. 31.We ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) are bring
  32. 32.___ we cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.___ you sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.We ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) is winning (d) are winning
  35. 35.You ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) are wearing (d) are wear
  36. 36.___ I drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  38. 38.___ Farhan washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.___ my friends planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.My cousins ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) are wash

Answer key

  1. is clapping
  2. are helping
  3. Are
  4. Are
  5. Is
  6. Is
  7. Are
  8. Is
  9. running
  10. are helping
  11. Are
  12. Is
  13. clapping
  14. feeding
  15. cleaning
  16. is climbing
  17. bringing
  18. is building
  19. helping
  20. are carrying
  21. are helping
  22. are drawing
  23. wearing
  24. Are
  25. planting
  26. jogging
  27. are dancing
  28. is feeding
  29. is writing
  30. is running
  31. are bringing
  32. Are
  33. Are
  34. are winning
  35. are wearing
  36. Am
  37. playing
  38. Is
  39. Are
  40. are washing

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