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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 712 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  2. 2.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  3. 3.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  6. 6.___ Priya climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.We ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  8. 8.My sister ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is flying
  9. 9.My friends ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are wash (c) are washing (d) am washing
  10. 10.My sister ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  12. 12.___ we cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  15. 15.___ I watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.Ishaan ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is take (d) is taking
  17. 17.You ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) are climb
  18. 18.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am build (b) am building (c) are building (d) is building
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  20. 20.He ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) is carry (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
  21. 21.We ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) are ride (c) am riding (d) is riding
  22. 22.___ Dev running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.___ Zoya baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  25. 25.___ my sister feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.My brother ___ a song now. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  28. 28.___ we running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.You ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) are carry
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  32. 32.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.___ I riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.___ I running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.___ my cousins climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.My sister ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
  37. 37.___ he jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.You ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  39. 39.They ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
  40. 40.The children ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) are win (c) am winning (d) are winning

Answer key

  1. swimming
  2. is flying
  3. Am
  4. building
  5. watching
  6. Is
  7. are clapping
  8. is flying
  9. are washing
  10. is cooking
  11. clapping
  12. Are
  13. writing
  14. going
  15. Am
  16. is taking
  17. are climbing
  18. am building
  19. wearing
  20. is carrying
  21. are riding
  22. Is
  23. Is
  24. catching
  25. Is
  26. is singing
  27. flying
  28. Are
  29. are carrying
  30. drawing
  31. helping
  32. Am
  33. Am
  34. Am
  35. Are
  36. is baking
  37. Is
  38. are carrying
  39. are eating
  40. are winning

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