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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 676 · 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.Karan ___ in the park right now. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  2. 2.___ I cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  4. 4.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  6. 6.___ you climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  8. 8.My sister ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  9. 9.You ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) are send (d) am sending
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  11. 11.Pooja ___ the dog now. (a) is feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  12. 12.Priya ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) is win (d) are winning
  13. 13.My cousins ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) are watching (d) is watching
  14. 14.Riya ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
  15. 15.___ Zoya eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are building (d) is build
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  18. 18.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are write (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) are writing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  21. 21.___ they dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.We ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) are play (d) is playing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  24. 24.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.___ we swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.The students ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) am running (c) are run (d) is running
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  28. 28.Pooja ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) is throw
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  30. 30.___ you dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.___ Kunal planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  33. 33.He ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  35. 35.They ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  36. 36.___ he throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.___ I drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.___ she baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.I ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) am feed (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding

Answer key

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

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