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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 745 · 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.I ___ lunch now. (a) am bring (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  2. 2.My sister ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  4. 4.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) am planting
  5. 5.___ I flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.She ___ a cap now. (a) is wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
  7. 7.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  14. 14.Rohan ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
  15. 15.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
  16. 16.___ we planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  18. 18.They ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dance
  19. 19.Riya ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  20. 20.I ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) am sing (c) are singing (d) am singing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  22. 22.Riya ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  24. 24.___ Aarav climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.___ they helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.You ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
  27. 27.___ he cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  29. 29.He ___ a mango right now. (a) is eat (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eating
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  32. 32.___ we washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.___ Rahul carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.___ we wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.You ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are plant
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  37. 37.They ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
  38. 38.She ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
  39. 39.The students ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) are ride (d) is riding
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing

Answer key

  1. am bringing
  2. is bringing
  3. riding
  4. is planting
  5. Am
  6. is wearing
  7. Are
  8. Are
  9. Are
  10. drawing
  11. feeding
  12. dancing
  13. sending
  14. is telling
  15. am planting
  16. Are
  17. washing
  18. are dancing
  19. is cooking
  20. am singing
  21. climbing
  22. is jogging
  23. throwing
  24. Is
  25. Are
  26. are cooking
  27. Is
  28. cleaning
  29. is eating
  30. running
  31. helping
  32. Are
  33. Is
  34. Are
  35. are planting
  36. cooking
  37. are washing
  38. is bringing
  39. are riding
  40. drinking

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