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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 467 · 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) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  2. 2.___ my brother playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.___ you swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.They ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) are playing (d) is playing
  5. 5.___ Karan winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  8. 8.We ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
  9. 9.I ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) am fly
  10. 10.I ___ the dog now. (a) am feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  12. 12.___ Kabir taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  14. 14.He ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) is watching
  15. 15.___ you bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.She ___ lunch right now. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  18. 18.___ we drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.___ Arjun going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  23. 23.The students ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
  24. 24.She ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is play (c) is playing (d) are playing
  25. 25.___ he riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  27. 27.My cousins ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are clean
  28. 28.___ they flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.Kabir ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is plant (d) is planting
  30. 30.___ I climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  32. 32.___ he dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.___ my brother playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  35. 35.___ Ira playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  37. 37.___ they building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Ananya ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
  40. 40.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are run (b) am running (c) is running (d) are running

Answer key

  1. going
  2. Is
  3. Are
  4. are playing
  5. Is
  6. writing
  7. clapping
  8. are telling
  9. am flying
  10. am feeding
  11. cooking
  12. Is
  13. running
  14. is watching
  15. Are
  16. is bringing
  17. flying
  18. Are
  19. Am
  20. Is
  21. buying
  22. helping
  23. are drinking
  24. is playing
  25. Is
  26. studying
  27. are cleaning
  28. Are
  29. is planting
  30. Am
  31. jogging
  32. Is
  33. Is
  34. climbing
  35. Is
  36. carrying
  37. Are
  38. Am
  39. is taking
  40. are running

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