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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 580 · 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 ___ the train at the moment. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are taking
  2. 2.___ he riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.___ my cousins jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) going (c) goeing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  7. 7.He ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
  8. 8.I ___ the bag now. (a) am carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  9. 9.She ___ a message at the moment. (a) is send (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) is sending
  10. 10.My friends ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  12. 12.___ Sneha writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  14. 14.Saanvi ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
  15. 15.___ she swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am helping
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  18. 18.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.The children ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
  20. 20.Pooja ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  21. 21.He ___ the dog right now. (a) is feed (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  22. 22.We ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) am baking
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  24. 24.___ you climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.They ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swim
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  27. 27.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  29. 29.___ the children watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.The students ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) are fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
  31. 31.Omkar ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
  32. 32.My sister ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  34. 34.___ you drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.I ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) am feed (d) is feeding
  36. 36.___ we flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  38. 38.___ they speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.___ they playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

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

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