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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 733 · 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.___ Nisha baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  3. 3.My parents ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
  4. 4.The students ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
  5. 5.___ he feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  7. 7.You ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
  8. 8.The children ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wear
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  10. 10.Manav ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) is take (d) am taking
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  13. 13.We ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swim (d) is swimming
  14. 14.She ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  15. 15.___ we running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.I ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) am cook
  17. 17.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  19. 19.We ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) are take
  20. 20.Nisha ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) is play
  21. 21.We ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) are draw
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  23. 23.___ Dev eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.They ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) are throw (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
  25. 25.You ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) are sing
  26. 26.___ Aarav carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.___ he washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  29. 29.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.You ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) are make (c) is making (d) am making
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  34. 34.My sister ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  35. 35.___ he cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  38. 38.You ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  39. 39.We ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) are climb
  40. 40.I ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am wash (d) am washing

Answer key

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

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