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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 535 · 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 ___ tea now. (a) is make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  2. 2.We ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  3. 3.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) are running (c) are run (d) am running
  4. 4.___ Farhan winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.___ I feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  7. 7.___ Dev watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.I ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) am swim
  9. 9.I ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) am watch (c) am watching (d) are watching
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  11. 11.___ Saanvi climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  13. 13.He ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
  14. 14.My cousins ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) are sing
  15. 15.___ she cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.My brother ___ the ball now. (a) is catch (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catching
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  18. 18.___ my sister telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.I ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) am ride
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  21. 21.We ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drink (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  23. 23.They ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) are wear (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
  25. 25.She ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  28. 28.___ you jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.They ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are ride (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) are riding
  30. 30.___ Manav cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  32. 32.My brother ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  34. 34.My parents ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) are draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  37. 37.___ Kabir running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.You ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
  39. 39.___ my sister clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.___ Myra running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

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

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