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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 515 · 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.They ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) are carry (d) am carrying
  2. 2.___ we bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  4. 4.___ my sister planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.___ I riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.She ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) am bringing
  7. 7.You ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) is studying
  8. 8.Vivaan ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feed (d) am feeding
  9. 9.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.___ she playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swim (d) is swimming
  12. 12.___ Aisha winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  18. 18.We ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) are wash (d) am washing
  19. 19.___ my cousins playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.___ he feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.___ Sneha buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
  23. 23.___ you eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ my sister telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.Aarav ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) is run (c) are running (d) am running
  26. 26.We ___ a song now. (a) are sing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  27. 27.He ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
  28. 28.Rahul ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  29. 29.Kabir ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  31. 31.I ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) am run (d) is running
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  33. 33.Kunal ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) is plant (d) are planting
  34. 34.___ my sister catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.We ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) is making (c) are make (d) am making
  36. 36.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  38. 38.___ you climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Aisha ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feed (d) are feeding
  40. 40.___ we swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

  1. are carrying
  2. Are
  3. flying
  4. Is
  5. Am
  6. is bringing
  7. are studying
  8. is feeding
  9. Am
  10. Is
  11. am swimming
  12. Is
  13. riding
  14. drawing
  15. studying
  16. telling
  17. going
  18. are washing
  19. Are
  20. Is
  21. Is
  22. jogging
  23. Are
  24. Is
  25. is running
  26. are singing
  27. is buying
  28. is drawing
  29. is cooking
  30. drinking
  31. am running
  32. watching
  33. is planting
  34. Is
  35. are making
  36. Are
  37. planting
  38. Are
  39. is feeding
  40. Are

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