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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 794 · 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.___ you bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  3. 3.___ I buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.My friends ___ a song at the moment. (a) are sing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are singing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  8. 8.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) am planting
  9. 9.___ my friends sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.She ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) is watching
  11. 11.___ my sister baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  13. 13.My sister ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carry
  14. 14.___ Arjun flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  16. 16.Zoya ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) is throw (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
  17. 17.___ we helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.___ Zoya watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.___ Sneha washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.He ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
  21. 21.Vivaan ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  22. 22.They ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) is watching
  23. 23.They ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  24. 24.___ she sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.My brother ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
  26. 26.___ we planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  30. 30.Nisha ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) am washing
  31. 31.___ we throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.___ we jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.___ you bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.My brother ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
  35. 35.We ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cook (d) am cooking
  36. 36.I ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am sending (d) am send
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  39. 39.The students ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  40. 40.My friends ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) is washing

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. jogging
  3. Am
  4. are singing
  5. singing
  6. playing
  7. flying
  8. is planting
  9. Are
  10. is watching
  11. Is
  12. carrying
  13. is carrying
  14. Is
  15. winning
  16. is throwing
  17. Are
  18. Is
  19. Is
  20. is buying
  21. is carrying
  22. are watching
  23. are jogging
  24. Is
  25. is carrying
  26. Are
  27. wearing
  28. cooking
  29. sending
  30. is washing
  31. Are
  32. Are
  33. Are
  34. is dancing
  35. are cooking
  36. am sending
  37. cleaning
  38. baking
  39. are watching
  40. are washing

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