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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 552 · 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.___ Ananya eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.___ Ishaan jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.I ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) is running (c) am run (d) am running
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  5. 5.___ you carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.Farhan ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) are eating
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  8. 8.___ Meera flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.He ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) is studying
  10. 10.I ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) am study (c) is studying (d) am studying
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  12. 12.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) are play (c) am playing (d) are playing
  13. 13.___ you studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.___ we telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  16. 16.___ she going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.___ my parents building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) am jog
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  20. 20.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
  21. 21.I ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) am take (c) are taking (d) am taking
  22. 22.My friends ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are draw (d) are drawing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  24. 24.___ she flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  31. 31.She ___ a cap now. (a) is wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
  32. 32.___ I speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.The students ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) are take
  34. 34.___ she swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.She ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are going (c) is go (d) is going
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  37. 37.She ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are running (d) is run
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  39. 39.Dev ___ tea at the moment. (a) is make (b) are making (c) am making (d) is making
  40. 40.They ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) is telling

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. Is
  3. am running
  4. telling
  5. Are
  6. is eating
  7. studying
  8. Is
  9. is studying
  10. am studying
  11. bringing
  12. are playing
  13. Are
  14. Are
  15. washing
  16. Is
  17. Are
  18. am jogging
  19. cleaning
  20. are washing
  21. am taking
  22. are drawing
  23. climbing
  24. Is
  25. building
  26. writing
  27. drinking
  28. wearing
  29. speaking
  30. clapping
  31. is wearing
  32. Am
  33. are taking
  34. Is
  35. is going
  36. swimming
  37. is running
  38. making
  39. is making
  40. are telling

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