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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 802 · 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.___ Ananya going to school now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.___ they watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.They ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  6. 6.You ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swim
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  8. 8.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.She ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  10. 10.They ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swim (d) are swimming
  11. 11.___ my brother drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.Riya ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) is bring (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  13. 13.___ I singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are plant (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) am planting
  15. 15.He ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) is tell (c) is telling (d) am telling
  16. 16.___ I catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  21. 21.___ they bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.___ he planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.We ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carry (d) am carrying
  24. 24.Kavya ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
  25. 25.Diya ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) is sing (d) is singing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  27. 27.My friends ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are fly (d) are flying
  28. 28.My friends ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) are tell
  29. 29.___ we eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.My sister ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) is wear (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  32. 32.___ he riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  35. 35.My parents ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) are tell
  36. 36.I ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) am fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  38. 38.___ I riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing

Answer key

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

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