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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 567 · 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 jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  2. 2.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.Rahul ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  7. 7.___ my cousins jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  9. 9.I ___ a story now. (a) am tell (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) am telling
  10. 10.___ my sister running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  12. 12.You ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  15. 15.We ___ a message now. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) am sending
  16. 16.___ we playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  18. 18.___ we baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.You ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are plant (d) are planting
  20. 20.Vivaan ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) is build (c) is building (d) are building
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  23. 23.They ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
  24. 24.___ my brother cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.My brother ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  27. 27.Diya ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) is go (c) is going (d) am going
  28. 28.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.I ___ a story right now. (a) am tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
  30. 30.___ Karan flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ my friends taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  34. 34.___ Vivaan making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.___ Arjun telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  37. 37.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) am watch
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  40. 40.Diya ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clap (d) is clapping

Answer key

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

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