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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 681 · 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.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am fly (d) am flying
  2. 2.___ Aisha planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  4. 4.They ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  6. 6.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
  7. 7.You ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are telling
  8. 8.___ you riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.He ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drink (d) is drinking
  10. 10.You ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clap
  11. 11.___ Ananya dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.We ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) are make (c) am making (d) are making
  13. 13.___ she wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  15. 15.___ you cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.We ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
  17. 17.Nisha ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  20. 20.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.My friends ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  22. 22.___ he washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  24. 24.___ my sister helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.___ Dev wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.We ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
  28. 28.___ they taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.___ he drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  31. 31.She ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) is speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  33. 33.The students ___ a mango now. (a) are eat (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) is eating
  34. 34.___ they flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.___ they watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  38. 38.___ he watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.___ she throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing

Answer key

  1. am flying
  2. Is
  3. going
  4. are cooking
  5. helping
  6. is watching
  7. are telling
  8. Are
  9. is drinking
  10. are clapping
  11. Is
  12. are making
  13. Is
  14. jogging
  15. Are
  16. are cleaning
  17. is planting
  18. wearing
  19. eating
  20. Are
  21. are flying
  22. Is
  23. feeding
  24. Is
  25. Is
  26. are studying
  27. throwing
  28. Are
  29. Is
  30. studying
  31. is speaking
  32. cooking
  33. are eating
  34. Are
  35. Are
  36. watching
  37. flying
  38. Is
  39. Is
  40. drawing

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