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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 57 · 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.She ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  2. 2.___ Dev going to school now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  4. 4.They ___ the train at the moment. (a) are take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
  5. 5.___ I planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.Rahul ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking
  7. 7.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climb (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
  8. 8.Rahul ___ science now. (a) is study (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am studying
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  11. 11.He ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) is bring
  12. 12.___ we eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.___ my cousins building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  15. 15.You ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are wash (c) are washing (d) am washing
  16. 16.___ Aditya jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  18. 18.___ my friends carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  20. 20.They ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) is cleaning
  21. 21.___ we running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.___ you studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.___ I clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  25. 25.Omkar ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) is buy
  26. 26.She ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) is climb
  27. 27.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) are build (c) am building (d) are building
  28. 28.___ my sister drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.___ we carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.___ they riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  32. 32.___ my sister making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.___ Saanvi planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  35. 35.___ Neel taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.___ my brother studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.___ I swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing

Answer key

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

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