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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 726 · 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.___ Kunal writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  2. 2.She ___ the match right now. (a) is win (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) is winning
  3. 3.My friends ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  5. 5.___ we bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.___ you singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.He ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) is flying
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  9. 9.Priya ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am building (d) is build
  10. 10.___ we wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  13. 13.She ___ a story now. (a) is tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  16. 16.___ he drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.___ you washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.___ he running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  19. 19.___ they clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.___ Dev drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.You ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) are wash (d) is washing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  23. 23.___ he making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.___ Neel watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  26. 26.You ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  27. 27.I ___ a letter now. (a) am write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
  28. 28.My cousins ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  30. 30.___ Meera drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.He ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  33. 33.You ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  34. 34.The students ___ a story right now. (a) are tell (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are telling
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  36. 36.We ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  37. 37.My brother ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swim
  38. 38.___ Yash cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.They ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
  40. 40.___ I sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

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

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