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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 644 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  2. 2.My parents ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) are wear (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
  3. 3.My cousins ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) are eat
  4. 4.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) am play (c) are playing (d) is playing
  5. 5.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  7. 7.___ we climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  10. 10.Saanvi ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) is feed (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  12. 12.___ my cousins carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.___ you catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are run (d) are running
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
  16. 16.You ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) are clap
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  18. 18.Kunal ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feed
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  20. 20.My cousins ___ in the park now. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  21. 21.___ Riya going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.___ you baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.My sister ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) is wear
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  25. 25.___ we drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.She ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  27. 27.___ she taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  28. 28.The students ___ science right now. (a) are study (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) are studying
  29. 29.___ Sneha bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  32. 32.___ my sister studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.___ we drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  35. 35.___ my brother telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.You ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bring
  37. 37.___ I swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  39. 39.___ Kavya helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.You ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) are write

Answer key

  1. riding
  2. are wearing
  3. are eating
  4. am playing
  5. Are
  6. carrying
  7. Are
  8. taking
  9. clapping
  10. is feeding
  11. building
  12. Are
  13. Are
  14. are running
  15. speaking
  16. are clapping
  17. dancing
  18. is feeding
  19. cleaning
  20. are jogging
  21. Is
  22. Are
  23. is wearing
  24. helping
  25. Are
  26. is feeding
  27. Is
  28. are studying
  29. Is
  30. telling
  31. bringing
  32. Is
  33. Are
  34. studying
  35. Is
  36. are bringing
  37. Am
  38. running
  39. Is
  40. are writing

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