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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 453 · 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 right now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) am send (d) am sending
  2. 2.She ___ on the stage now. (a) is dance (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  3. 3.___ she baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  5. 5.Manav ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is make (c) is making (d) are making
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  7. 7.___ she taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.___ we helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.___ she going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  11. 11.___ Sneha watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  14. 14.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) am clean (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  16. 16.___ Dev baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.We ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  19. 19.She ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) is ride
  20. 20.We ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) are wash
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  22. 22.___ Meera clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.She ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  25. 25.We ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  27. 27.My sister ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is win
  28. 28.___ she speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.___ they winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.You ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
  32. 32.___ my parents riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.She ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wear (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  35. 35.Aarav ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  36. 36.You ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are telling
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming

Answer key

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

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