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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 654 · 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.___ we buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.___ we cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
  4. 4.Neel ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
  5. 5.___ they eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  7. 7.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  10. 10.___ you going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  15. 15.He ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  16. 16.I ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) am tell
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  18. 18.Myra ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cook
  19. 19.Ananya ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  20. 20.I ___ a letter now. (a) am write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
  21. 21.Dev ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) is bring (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  22. 22.I ___ the dog right now. (a) am feed (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  23. 23.___ we clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.My parents ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) is winning
  25. 25.I ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  28. 28.___ they winning the match right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
  31. 31.___ we climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.___ she making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  34. 34.She ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) are planting
  35. 35.___ she winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.My sister ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) am flying (d) is flying
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  40. 40.___ Tara dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. Are
  3. building
  4. is drawing
  5. Are
  6. going
  7. Are
  8. making
  9. eating
  10. Are
  11. is planting
  12. feeding
  13. taking
  14. studying
  15. is carrying
  16. am telling
  17. cooking
  18. is cooking
  19. is playing
  20. am writing
  21. is bringing
  22. am feeding
  23. Are
  24. are winning
  25. am drawing
  26. winning
  27. carrying
  28. Are
  29. washing
  30. drinking
  31. Are
  32. Is
  33. running
  34. is planting
  35. Is
  36. is flying
  37. dancing
  38. clapping
  39. swimming
  40. Is

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