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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 562 · 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 ___ a message now. (a) are send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
  2. 2.___ you sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  4. 4.___ I making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.They ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  6. 6.The students ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jog (d) are jogging
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
  8. 8.They ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) are go (c) are going (d) is going
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  11. 11.___ Rahul building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  15. 15.He ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) is swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  16. 16.We ___ a cake right now. (a) are bake (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) are baking
  17. 17.He ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) is catch (d) are catching
  18. 18.My brother ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
  19. 19.We ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) is baking
  20. 20.___ you making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  23. 23.___ I climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ they eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.___ they buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.___ my sister watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  28. 28.I ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am clean (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  31. 31.I ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am bake (d) am baking
  32. 32.___ Neel dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.___ Farhan eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.___ we singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.Saanvi ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is help (d) is helping
  36. 36.Kunal ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
  37. 37.I ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) am bring (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
  38. 38.My sister ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) is ride (c) am riding (d) are riding
  39. 39.Aarav ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is help (c) is helping (d) am helping
  40. 40.You ___ lunch now. (a) are bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing

Answer key

  1. are sending
  2. Are
  3. singing
  4. Am
  5. are singing
  6. are jogging
  7. speaking
  8. are going
  9. flying
  10. carrying
  11. Is
  12. throwing
  13. buying
  14. winning
  15. is swimming
  16. are baking
  17. is catching
  18. is flying
  19. are baking
  20. Are
  21. Am
  22. catching
  23. Am
  24. Are
  25. Are
  26. Is
  27. drawing
  28. am cleaning
  29. sending
  30. bringing
  31. am baking
  32. Is
  33. Is
  34. Are
  35. is helping
  36. is sending
  37. am bringing
  38. is riding
  39. is helping
  40. are bringing

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