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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 395 · 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 drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  3. 3.___ we washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.You ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  5. 5.___ I swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.___ we sending a message right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  10. 10.They ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) are building (c) am building (d) is building
  11. 11.You ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) am singing
  12. 12.I ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) is taking (c) am take (d) are taking
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  14. 14.He ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
  15. 15.The students ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  17. 17.He ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
  18. 18.You ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
  19. 19.___ Riya cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.Zoya ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  21. 21.My friends ___ lunch right now. (a) are bring (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
  22. 22.___ Sneha riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.She ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is clean (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  24. 24.My sister ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) am building (c) are building (d) is building
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  27. 27.The children ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  28. 28.You ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) are dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  30. 30.___ he building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  33. 33.They ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) are run (c) am running (d) is running
  34. 34.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.She ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) is send
  36. 36.___ Neel taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.You ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) are buy (c) am buying (d) is buying
  38. 38.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  40. 40.We ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are build (b) are building (c) am building (d) is building

Answer key

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

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