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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 806 · 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 ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) am climbing
  2. 2.You ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) are run (c) is running (d) am running
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  4. 4.Priya ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  5. 5.___ they feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  8. 8.___ Aditya wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.You ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wear (d) are wearing
  10. 10.They ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
  11. 11.___ we planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.___ they running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  14. 14.We ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) are make (d) am making
  15. 15.___ he running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.___ she drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  18. 18.___ I singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.My brother ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) is buy
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  21. 21.She ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are riding (b) is ride (c) is riding (d) am riding
  22. 22.___ Pooja feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.___ you bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.My brother ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climb (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  25. 25.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) are running (c) am running (d) is run
  26. 26.___ my cousins bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  28. 28.___ she eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  30. 30.___ my cousins washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.We ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) are speak (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  33. 33.The children ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
  34. 34.___ my brother drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.___ my brother playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.___ Riya cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.The children ___ in the park right now. (a) are jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  38. 38.My brother ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) is make (c) are making (d) am making
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  40. 40.___ I bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. is climbing
  2. are running
  3. baking
  4. is cooking
  5. Are
  6. cleaning
  7. writing
  8. Is
  9. are wearing
  10. are flying
  11. Are
  12. Are
  13. throwing
  14. are making
  15. Is
  16. Is
  17. singing
  18. Am
  19. is buying
  20. helping
  21. is riding
  22. Is
  23. Are
  24. is climbing
  25. is running
  26. Are
  27. clapping
  28. Is
  29. swimming
  30. Are
  31. are speaking
  32. speaking
  33. are cleaning
  34. Is
  35. Is
  36. Is
  37. are jogging
  38. is making
  39. flying
  40. Am

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