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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 499 · 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 “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  2. 2.My brother ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  3. 3.They ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jog (d) are jogging
  4. 4.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.___ you drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.___ they baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.My brother ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is clean (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  9. 9.Ira ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is run (b) is running (c) are running (d) am running
  10. 10.___ I playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.___ my friends helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  14. 14.We ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) are bake
  15. 15.___ they clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.___ we washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.We ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  21. 21.She ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) is go (c) am going (d) are going
  22. 22.You ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) are writing (d) am writing
  23. 23.___ the children cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.He ___ Grandma now. (a) is help (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am helping
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  27. 27.___ he writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.I ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) am bake
  29. 29.My brother ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
  30. 30.He ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
  31. 31.We ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) are write
  32. 32.___ my cousins buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.We ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are take (d) are taking
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  35. 35.___ I sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.___ my brother climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.You ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) are buy
  38. 38.___ my friends running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.He ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) is buy (d) are buying
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing

Answer key

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

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