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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 541 · 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.___ I bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.I ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) am play (c) am playing (d) is playing
  3. 3.___ my friends cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.___ my brother dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.___ we taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  11. 11.___ we watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.___ you building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  19. 19.___ Myra playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  21. 21.___ she throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.The students ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) are wash
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  24. 24.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.My brother ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
  26. 26.He ___ milk now. (a) is drink (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
  27. 27.___ they planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  28. 28.We ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
  29. 29.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.___ we climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  32. 32.We ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
  33. 33.___ we riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.___ Aarav going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.She ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drink
  36. 36.We ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are send
  37. 37.___ she climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.___ she climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.I ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) am feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding

Answer key

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

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