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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 816 · 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.She ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  3. 3.Isha ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  4. 4.___ we catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.___ she climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.She ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) is tell
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  11. 11.My brother ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  14. 14.Aditya ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  15. 15.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.We ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) are drink
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  18. 18.___ he catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  19. 19.___ she drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  21. 21.___ my parents clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.My brother ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  24. 24.My sister ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
  25. 25.They ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
  26. 26.___ they helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.___ he dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.___ we making tea now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.The children ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) are carry (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
  30. 30.My sister ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
  31. 31.___ you helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.My friends ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
  33. 33.___ my sister running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  35. 35.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  37. 37.___ Kunal planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.Manav ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) is climb
  39. 39.Zoya ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clap (d) is clapping
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling

Answer key

  1. is taking
  2. winning
  3. is feeding
  4. Are
  5. Is
  6. is telling
  7. running
  8. studying
  9. playing
  10. carrying
  11. is jogging
  12. climbing
  13. clapping
  14. is baking
  15. Am
  16. are drinking
  17. writing
  18. Is
  19. Is
  20. eating
  21. Are
  22. is bringing
  23. cleaning
  24. is carrying
  25. are cleaning
  26. Are
  27. Is
  28. Are
  29. are carrying
  30. is riding
  31. Are
  32. are buying
  33. Is
  34. jogging
  35. Are
  36. drinking
  37. Is
  38. is climbing
  39. is clapping
  40. telling

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