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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 406 · 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 ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  2. 2.My brother ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) is study
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  4. 4.___ we sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.Kabir ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) is making (c) is make (d) am making
  6. 6.___ Kunal cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  9. 9.Arjun ___ a story now. (a) is tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
  10. 10.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.I ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) am send (c) are sending (d) am sending
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  13. 13.You ___ Grandma right now. (a) are help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
  14. 14.My brother ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) is win (d) are winning
  15. 15.___ my cousins drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  17. 17.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  19. 19.___ I clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.The students ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
  21. 21.___ I taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.I ___ the ball right now. (a) am catch (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) am catching
  23. 23.___ my brother telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.We ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eat (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eating
  25. 25.The children ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) are playing
  26. 26.___ he taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.___ he wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  28. 28.Aisha ___ cricket right now. (a) is play (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am playing
  29. 29.He ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  30. 30.I ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) am drink (d) am drinking
  31. 31.___ Farhan climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.She ___ the room at the moment. (a) is clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  33. 33.___ my friends swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.___ she making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.___ the students wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.You ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) are sing
  37. 37.They ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  40. 40.They ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) are buy

Answer key

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

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