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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 408 · 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.___ I climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  4. 4.___ we catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  6. 6.___ Priya drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.Vivaan ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bring
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  10. 10.___ she telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.___ they sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Kunal ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) is watch (c) are watching (d) is watching
  13. 13.___ my parents going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  15. 15.___ I going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  17. 17.___ you wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.___ they cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  20. 20.You ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are draw (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  21. 21.We ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) are take
  22. 22.___ they running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  24. 24.___ you speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  26. 26.Dev ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  28. 28.___ I singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is run (c) is running (d) are running
  30. 30.I ___ a cap right now. (a) am wear (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
  31. 31.You ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) are bake
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  33. 33.___ they baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  35. 35.___ you drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.You ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) is baking
  37. 37.He ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) are writing
  38. 38.___ he feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.___ I writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.___ my sister throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. Am
  2. buying
  3. bringing
  4. Are
  5. taking
  6. Is
  7. is bringing
  8. telling
  9. riding
  10. Is
  11. Are
  12. is watching
  13. Are
  14. watching
  15. Am
  16. cooking
  17. Are
  18. Are
  19. winning
  20. are drawing
  21. are taking
  22. Are
  23. running
  24. Are
  25. baking
  26. is climbing
  27. swimming
  28. Am
  29. is running
  30. am wearing
  31. are baking
  32. singing
  33. Are
  34. dancing
  35. Are
  36. are baking
  37. is writing
  38. Is
  39. Am
  40. Is

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