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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 476 · 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.Aarav ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
  2. 2.___ they bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  4. 4.___ he catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.We ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) am telling
  6. 6.Priya ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
  7. 7.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  9. 9.The students ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  10. 10.___ he riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  12. 12.___ the students running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.We ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are write (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am writing
  14. 14.___ she throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  16. 16.I ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) am go (c) am going (d) is going
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  18. 18.They ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are play
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  23. 23.___ he swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ she planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  27. 27.___ we climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.Kunal ___ the train at the moment. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are taking
  29. 29.I ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) am cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  30. 30.I ___ a message now. (a) am send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  33. 33.___ you drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.___ Rohan washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.___ she cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.The children ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) are sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  38. 38.___ we planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.He ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
  40. 40.I ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is making (d) am make

Answer key

  1. is eating
  2. Are
  3. playing
  4. Is
  5. are telling
  6. is baking
  7. Am
  8. taking
  9. are dancing
  10. Is
  11. feeding
  12. Are
  13. are writing
  14. Is
  15. wearing
  16. am going
  17. going
  18. are playing
  19. planting
  20. bringing
  21. baking
  22. sending
  23. Is
  24. Am
  25. Is
  26. jogging
  27. Are
  28. is taking
  29. am cooking
  30. am sending
  31. washing
  32. eating
  33. Are
  34. Is
  35. Is
  36. are singing
  37. cleaning
  38. Are
  39. is dancing
  40. am making

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