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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 598 · 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 running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
  4. 4.___ Kabir washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.___ they telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.___ he washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  10. 10.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  13. 13.My brother ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speak (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
  14. 14.My cousins ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) are help (d) is helping
  15. 15.___ my brother baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.The students ___ a picture now. (a) are draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  17. 17.Vivaan ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  19. 19.___ the children jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.Nisha ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) is throw
  21. 21.___ she running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.We ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) is cleaning
  23. 23.I ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bring
  24. 24.Zoya ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) is eat
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  26. 26.They ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) are ride (c) am riding (d) is riding
  27. 27.___ you studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.They ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  30. 30.___ Saanvi winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.My sister ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) is feed (d) are feeding
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  33. 33.___ we swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
  35. 35.___ my sister building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.They ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) am telling
  38. 38.___ my sister dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.___ Rahul cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.He ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) is study (c) are studying (d) am studying

Answer key

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

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