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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 501 · 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 “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  2. 2.___ she bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.___ my sister planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.___ they writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  6. 6.___ my sister climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.Karan ___ a message at the moment. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) are sending (d) is sending
  8. 8.___ you washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.Kabir ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  10. 10.___ we sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.My sister ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) is win (d) are winning
  12. 12.___ I bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.___ they carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.Meera ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  16. 16.Myra ___ a picture right now. (a) is draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  19. 19.___ she drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  21. 21.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  23. 23.___ my cousins dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.___ I washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.___ you feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.___ we cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.I ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  29. 29.___ Farhan climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.___ the children eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.We ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
  32. 32.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.___ you taking the train right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.Kavya ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  35. 35.You ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) are bake (c) is baking (d) are baking
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  38. 38.We ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) are draw (d) am drawing
  39. 39.___ Vivaan drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.___ we throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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