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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 732 · 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 eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.My brother ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) is cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  6. 6.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
  7. 7.___ Tara washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
  9. 9.I ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am take (d) am taking
  10. 10.She ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  12. 12.___ he wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.We ___ the room right now. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  16. 16.___ I eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.___ Rahul playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  20. 20.He ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is ride
  21. 21.___ Ananya flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.She ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
  23. 23.___ we running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.Arjun ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) are studying
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  26. 26.___ the children taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.___ Dev winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.___ you eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.___ I riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  31. 31.___ she wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.He ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) is draw
  33. 33.We ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
  34. 34.The children ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
  35. 35.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  37. 37.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throw (d) are throwing
  38. 38.___ Tara watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.I ___ science at the moment. (a) am study (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are studying
  40. 40.___ my sister washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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