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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 662 · 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 studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.My brother ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is fly
  3. 3.I ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wear (d) am wearing
  4. 4.She ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
  5. 5.My cousins ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) are help (c) is helping (d) am helping
  6. 6.You ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) are make (c) are making (d) am making
  7. 7.I ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am making (d) am make
  8. 8.My cousins ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) are bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
  9. 9.The students ___ the match at the moment. (a) are win (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are winning
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  11. 11.___ you feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  13. 13.Zoya ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) is go (c) am going (d) are going
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  15. 15.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.He ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) am flying
  17. 17.My sister ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
  18. 18.My brother ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clap (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  20. 20.___ Ishaan watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.She ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) is play (d) am playing
  22. 22.We ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) are take (c) are taking (d) is taking
  23. 23.They ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
  24. 24.He ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) is clap
  25. 25.___ my parents riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  27. 27.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.Manav ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is play (c) are playing (d) is playing
  29. 29.You ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
  30. 30.My brother ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) is bake
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  32. 32.___ we swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  36. 36.Neel ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is run (b) are running (c) is running (d) am running
  37. 37.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
  38. 38.They ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  40. 40.They ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) are bring

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. is flying
  3. am wearing
  4. is swimming
  5. are helping
  6. are making
  7. am making
  8. are baking
  9. are winning
  10. cleaning
  11. Are
  12. speaking
  13. is going
  14. bringing
  15. Are
  16. is flying
  17. is making
  18. is clapping
  19. baking
  20. Is
  21. is playing
  22. are taking
  23. are feeding
  24. is clapping
  25. Are
  26. going
  27. Am
  28. is playing
  29. are flying
  30. is baking
  31. singing
  32. Are
  33. studying
  34. clapping
  35. cooking
  36. is running
  37. are buying
  38. are cleaning
  39. winning
  40. are bringing

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