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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 488 · 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 jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  3. 3.You ___ the ball now. (a) are throw (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  7. 7.Omkar ___ the match right now. (a) is win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  8. 8.You ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) are speak (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
  9. 9.He ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) is drink (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
  10. 10.___ she cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  12. 12.___ he cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  15. 15.___ he baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catch (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) am catching
  17. 17.___ she drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.___ she taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  20. 20.My brother ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drink
  21. 21.___ you speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.Myra ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) am flying
  23. 23.___ he washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  25. 25.___ we washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.Ira ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is draw (d) is drawing
  27. 27.I ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bring (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  28. 28.___ Priya wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.___ she running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.You ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  32. 32.He ___ the match right now. (a) is win (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) is winning
  33. 33.You ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
  34. 34.___ they climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.___ Diya running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.___ I washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.My sister ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is send
  38. 38.___ my friends climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.I ___ the train right now. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am take
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. making
  3. are throwing
  4. flying
  5. carrying
  6. speaking
  7. is winning
  8. are speaking
  9. is drinking
  10. Is
  11. climbing
  12. Is
  13. building
  14. playing
  15. Is
  16. are catching
  17. Is
  18. Is
  19. drawing
  20. is drinking
  21. Are
  22. is flying
  23. Is
  24. washing
  25. Are
  26. is drawing
  27. am bringing
  28. Is
  29. Is
  30. are carrying
  31. cooking
  32. is winning
  33. are feeding
  34. Are
  35. Is
  36. Am
  37. is sending
  38. Are
  39. am taking
  40. going

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