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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 465 · 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.___ he dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  3. 3.___ we buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  5. 5.I ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) am build (c) is building (d) am building
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  7. 7.I ___ a picture now. (a) am draw (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  8. 8.___ Ira playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  10. 10.We ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) are playing (d) is playing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  12. 12.Diya ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
  13. 13.Kunal ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is clean (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  14. 14.Omkar ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
  15. 15.Manav ___ a story at the moment. (a) is tell (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) am telling
  16. 16.They ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  18. 18.___ I singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.I ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) am tell (d) is telling
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  21. 21.They ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are winning
  22. 22.He ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  24. 24.___ she baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.___ he running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  27. 27.You ___ the dishes now. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
  28. 28.___ my sister catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) are running (c) am run (d) am running
  30. 30.___ my friends watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.He ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
  32. 32.___ Tara carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.___ you studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.___ my sister throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.They ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are fly
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  38. 38.She ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  40. 40.She ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) is cook

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. studying
  3. Are
  4. watching
  5. am building
  6. telling
  7. am drawing
  8. Is
  9. feeding
  10. are playing
  11. climbing
  12. is wearing
  13. is cleaning
  14. is eating
  15. is telling
  16. are cleaning
  17. washing
  18. Am
  19. am telling
  20. throwing
  21. are winning
  22. is writing
  23. cleaning
  24. Is
  25. Is
  26. swimming
  27. are washing
  28. Is
  29. am running
  30. Are
  31. is watching
  32. Is
  33. Are
  34. Is
  35. Am
  36. are flying
  37. jogging
  38. is bringing
  39. bringing
  40. is cooking

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