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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 396 · 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.___ he climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.We ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speaking
  3. 3.She ___ the train right now. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) is take
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  5. 5.You ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carry
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  8. 8.___ he flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.___ we going to school now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.Kunal ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  12. 12.___ we riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  15. 15.___ you telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  18. 18.___ we singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  20. 20.He ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) is carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  21. 21.___ he planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.___ he clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.___ the children singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.I ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) am help (d) am helping
  25. 25.My brother ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  27. 27.___ Kavya writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  29. 29.Meera ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) is feed
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  31. 31.You ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feed
  32. 32.I ___ for the team now. (a) am clap (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  33. 33.My parents ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jog
  34. 34.___ I riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.___ she winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.___ we flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.He ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
  38. 38.My cousins ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) are send
  39. 39.___ he wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climb

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. are speaking
  3. is taking
  4. going
  5. are carrying
  6. building
  7. clapping
  8. Is
  9. Are
  10. is jogging
  11. speaking
  12. Are
  13. flying
  14. singing
  15. Are
  16. taking
  17. making
  18. Are
  19. riding
  20. is carrying
  21. Is
  22. Is
  23. Are
  24. am helping
  25. is jogging
  26. swimming
  27. Is
  28. watching
  29. is feeding
  30. baking
  31. are feeding
  32. am clapping
  33. are jogging
  34. Am
  35. Is
  36. Are
  37. is drawing
  38. are sending
  39. Is
  40. are climbing

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