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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 422 · 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 ___ a message at the moment. (a) am send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  4. 4.___ she sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.___ you singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.You ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  7. 7.You ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  9. 9.You ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) are play
  10. 10.___ my friends watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.My parents ___ a message right now. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are sending
  12. 12.I ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am clean
  13. 13.___ he jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.___ Sneha cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.___ you going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.___ she planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.___ he bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.The children ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) are watch (c) am watching (d) is watching
  19. 19.___ he cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
  22. 22.___ we swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.___ the students telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  25. 25.She ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  29. 29.They ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
  30. 30.He ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is plant (d) is planting
  31. 31.___ my friends throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.My brother ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) is fly
  33. 33.Farhan ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) is speak (d) are speaking
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  35. 35.My brother ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) is buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
  36. 36.___ she playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.They ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
  38. 38.___ the students studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.Kabir ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) is jog
  40. 40.___ she catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. am sending
  2. watching
  3. cleaning
  4. Is
  5. Are
  6. are baking
  7. are climbing
  8. carrying
  9. are playing
  10. Are
  11. are sending
  12. am cleaning
  13. Is
  14. Is
  15. Are
  16. Is
  17. Is
  18. are watching
  19. Is
  20. singing
  21. building
  22. Are
  23. Are
  24. studying
  25. is jogging
  26. baking
  27. climbing
  28. jogging
  29. are flying
  30. is planting
  31. Are
  32. is flying
  33. is speaking
  34. buying
  35. is buying
  36. Is
  37. are eating
  38. Are
  39. is jogging
  40. Is

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