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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 473 · 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.___ you flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  4. 4.You ___ the ball now. (a) are throw (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  5. 5.I ___ a letter now. (a) am write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
  6. 6.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  9. 9.___ he jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  11. 11.___ she speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  13. 13.___ my sister watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.___ my sister writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  16. 16.___ my sister wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.___ my friends speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.___ my friends writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.___ she speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.Myra ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) is writing
  21. 21.I ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) am wear
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  23. 23.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  24. 24.She ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) is buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  26. 26.She ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
  27. 27.They ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) is studying
  28. 28.___ she studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jog (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
  30. 30.___ you helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.My brother ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is run (b) is running (c) are running (d) am running
  32. 32.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.___ they singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.___ I dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  37. 37.___ they drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is building (d) are build
  39. 39.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jog (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking

Answer key

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

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