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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 498 · 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 catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  2. 2.They ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  3. 3.We ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
  4. 4.You ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) are win (d) am winning
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  6. 6.___ you eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  8. 8.___ they speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.We ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
  10. 10.___ she drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) are watch
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  15. 15.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.The children ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
  17. 17.___ Manav flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  20. 20.She ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) is plant
  21. 21.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) is build (d) are building
  23. 23.___ you clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  25. 25.___ they riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.You ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) are clean (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  27. 27.Meera ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) is taking
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  29. 29.Ira ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clap
  30. 30.You ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jog (d) are jogging
  31. 31.She ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is flying
  32. 32.___ Neel dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  34. 34.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) are wash (d) is washing
  35. 35.___ I swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.___ Ira winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.___ my sister throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.Ira ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feed (d) is feeding
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  40. 40.___ you carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

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

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