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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 593 · 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 clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  3. 3.___ my sister cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.Kabir ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  5. 5.___ you flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  8. 8.___ they planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.___ she taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  11. 11.___ you washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  13. 13.You ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  15. 15.___ I planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.You ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
  17. 17.___ he making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.___ Aarav going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  20. 20.You ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  21. 21.___ Sneha running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) am catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
  23. 23.___ he catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
  25. 25.I ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) am climb
  26. 26.Arjun ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) is playing
  27. 27.The children ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  30. 30.My sister ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is ride (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) am riding
  31. 31.My cousins ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
  32. 32.My parents ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) are baking
  33. 33.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climb (d) am climbing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  35. 35.My parents ___ a song now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  36. 36.Farhan ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) is make (c) is making (d) am making
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
  40. 40.Riya ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climb (c) are climbing (d) is climbing

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. jogging
  3. Is
  4. is cooking
  5. Are
  6. planting
  7. flying
  8. Are
  9. Is
  10. cooking
  11. Are
  12. going
  13. are jogging
  14. buying
  15. Am
  16. are telling
  17. Is
  18. Is
  19. dancing
  20. are carrying
  21. Is
  22. am catching
  23. Is
  24. playing
  25. am climbing
  26. is playing
  27. are planting
  28. eating
  29. taking
  30. is riding
  31. are jogging
  32. are baking
  33. am climbing
  34. winning
  35. are singing
  36. is making
  37. carrying
  38. catching
  39. building
  40. is climbing

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