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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 530 · 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.___ she cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  4. 4.They ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  5. 5.They ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eat
  6. 6.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) is build (c) is building (d) am building
  7. 7.Saanvi ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) is clap (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  8. 8.We ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) are catch (d) am catching
  9. 9.He ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) is tell (d) am telling
  10. 10.I ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) am watch (c) am watching (d) is watching
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  14. 14.___ Sneha bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.___ she drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.___ she cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.___ my cousins eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  20. 20.They ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
  21. 21.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buying
  22. 22.___ we clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.___ my parents winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  26. 26.___ he building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.She ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  28. 28.___ they washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  30. 30.My cousins ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swim (d) am swimming
  31. 31.___ we cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
  33. 33.___ the children throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  35. 35.I ___ the room now. (a) am clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  37. 37.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  39. 39.You ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are study
  40. 40.We ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throw

Answer key

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

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