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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 394 · 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 swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.They ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  4. 4.___ Kabir helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.They ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are go (d) are going
  6. 6.___ I singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.Yash ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) are running (c) am running (d) is run
  8. 8.Myra ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) am flying (d) is flying
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  10. 10.___ Ira washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catch
  12. 12.___ they going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  16. 16.___ I going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.She ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
  18. 18.They ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) are tell
  19. 19.I ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) am bake (d) am baking
  20. 20.___ my brother winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  22. 22.My brother ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throw (d) is throwing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  24. 24.You ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
  25. 25.I ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carry
  26. 26.Riya ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  27. 27.___ they washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.They ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) are take
  29. 29.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.Aarav ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) is play
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  32. 32.They ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) are wash (d) is washing
  33. 33.___ my friends sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  35. 35.___ they writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.Aarav ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
  37. 37.___ we climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  39. 39.___ we watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.We ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are clean

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. are feeding
  3. winning
  4. Is
  5. are going
  6. Am
  7. is running
  8. is flying
  9. running
  10. Is
  11. is catching
  12. Are
  13. are jogging
  14. playing
  15. feeding
  16. Am
  17. is carrying
  18. are telling
  19. am baking
  20. Is
  21. riding
  22. is throwing
  23. cleaning
  24. are cleaning
  25. am carrying
  26. is dancing
  27. Are
  28. are taking
  29. Are
  30. is playing
  31. singing
  32. are washing
  33. Are
  34. drawing
  35. Are
  36. is climbing
  37. Are
  38. eating
  39. Are
  40. are cleaning

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