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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 746 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  2. 2.___ Neel bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  4. 4.___ my sister climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.Aditya ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) is build (c) is building (d) am building
  6. 6.___ he studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.You ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buying
  8. 8.___ my brother flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.I ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) am go (d) are going
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  12. 12.My cousins ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
  13. 13.My sister ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) is win
  14. 14.___ they telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.They ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are draw (d) are drawing
  17. 17.___ he wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  20. 20.___ he baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.You ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  24. 24.___ my brother drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ I feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.I ___ a mango right now. (a) am eat (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) is eating
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  28. 28.___ I making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.He ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
  30. 30.___ they building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.___ Arjun sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.She ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) is write
  33. 33.___ you riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  35. 35.The students ___ a bicycle now. (a) are ride (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) are riding
  36. 36.___ you buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  38. 38.___ you flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.My brother ___ for the team now. (a) is clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
  40. 40.She ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) is wash

Answer key

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

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