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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 434 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  2. 2.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.My brother ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  6. 6.They ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dance
  7. 7.He ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bring
  8. 8.Sneha ___ the ball right now. (a) is throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
  9. 9.___ my brother bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.My friends ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) are help
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  12. 12.___ you studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  14. 14.___ she drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.___ my sister dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.We ___ a story at the moment. (a) are tell (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) am telling
  17. 17.The students ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  18. 18.___ they playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.___ he planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.I ___ a story now. (a) am tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
  21. 21.Farhan ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is take
  22. 22.___ we drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) are climb (d) am climbing
  24. 24.Arjun ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
  25. 25.___ we going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  27. 27.___ we planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  29. 29.They ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) are ride (c) am riding (d) are riding
  30. 30.We ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) is cleaning
  31. 31.I ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) am send (c) is sending (d) am sending
  32. 32.___ you washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  35. 35.___ Saanvi telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.Omkar ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) is win (d) are winning
  37. 37.Ira ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) is sing
  38. 38.___ my brother building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  40. 40.He ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) is swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming

Answer key

  1. going
  2. Are
  3. is taking
  4. cooking
  5. riding
  6. are dancing
  7. is bringing
  8. is throwing
  9. Is
  10. are helping
  11. writing
  12. Are
  13. climbing
  14. Is
  15. Is
  16. are telling
  17. are cooking
  18. Are
  19. Is
  20. am telling
  21. is taking
  22. Are
  23. are climbing
  24. is riding
  25. Are
  26. playing
  27. Are
  28. jogging
  29. are riding
  30. are cleaning
  31. am sending
  32. Are
  33. carrying
  34. running
  35. Is
  36. is winning
  37. is singing
  38. Is
  39. catching
  40. is swimming

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