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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 723 · 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.My brother ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
  2. 2.He ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  4. 4.We ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are write (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am writing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  7. 7.___ you flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.You ___ the dog now. (a) are feed (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  9. 9.Yash ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) is send
  10. 10.___ we drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.___ the children carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  13. 13.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) am climb (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  15. 15.___ you planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  17. 17.___ you clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  18. 18.You ___ lunch now. (a) are bring (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  19. 19.___ he throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.___ Meera cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.He ___ the train at the moment. (a) is take (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) are taking
  22. 22.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) are help (c) is helping (d) am helping
  23. 23.___ they baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.___ Meera wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.___ Sneha going to school now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) am fly (d) are flying
  28. 28.___ Sneha riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  31. 31.___ she making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  33. 33.I ___ a letter right now. (a) am write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
  34. 34.Arjun ___ in the park now. (a) is run (b) is running (c) am running (d) are running
  35. 35.___ she writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  37. 37.Arjun ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  39. 39.My parents ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
  40. 40.___ Aditya feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

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

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