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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 695 · 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.Tara ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) is drink (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
  2. 2.You ___ rice right now. (a) are cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  3. 3.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are going (d) am go
  4. 4.Yash ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climb
  5. 5.___ Kabir dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.___ she sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.They ___ the train now. (a) are take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
  8. 8.We ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
  9. 9.They ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) are swim
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  11. 11.You ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap
  12. 12.Neel ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swim (d) are swimming
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
  15. 15.___ we climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  17. 17.They ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  18. 18.___ Isha playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.___ my brother making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  22. 22.You ___ a cap right now. (a) are wear (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  24. 24.She ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) am taking (d) are taking
  25. 25.You ___ the ball now. (a) are catch (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) am catching
  26. 26.___ I climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.___ the children bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.My sister ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  29. 29.___ he throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  31. 31.___ you throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ you writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.They ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  34. 34.You ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
  35. 35.___ you helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.You ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) are going (c) am going (d) are go
  37. 37.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.My parents ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buying
  39. 39.___ my brother winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing

Answer key

  1. is drinking
  2. are cooking
  3. am going
  4. is climbing
  5. Is
  6. Is
  7. are taking
  8. are feeding
  9. are swimming
  10. clapping
  11. are clapping
  12. is swimming
  13. building
  14. speaking
  15. Are
  16. writing
  17. are baking
  18. Is
  19. Am
  20. Is
  21. throwing
  22. are wearing
  23. watching
  24. is taking
  25. are catching
  26. Am
  27. Are
  28. is cooking
  29. Is
  30. feeding
  31. Are
  32. Are
  33. are clapping
  34. are jogging
  35. Are
  36. are going
  37. Am
  38. are buying
  39. Is
  40. sending

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