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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 830 · 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.I ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) am go
  2. 2.___ the children baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  4. 4.___ you feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.___ Pooja winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.___ I cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.___ the students buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  9. 9.I ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) am help (d) am helping
  10. 10.___ they dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.___ my cousins helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.___ he riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.___ Zoya feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  15. 15.My brother ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) is watch (d) are watching
  16. 16.They ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are study
  17. 17.Neel ___ a cake right now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  19. 19.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.___ they winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  22. 22.They ___ vegetables now. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
  23. 23.___ I eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  25. 25.My cousins ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) is studying
  26. 26.I ___ for the team now. (a) am clap (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
  27. 27.He ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is take (d) is taking
  28. 28.He ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) is watch
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  30. 30.Sneha ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is run (d) is running
  31. 31.Pooja ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
  32. 32.The children ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) are wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  33. 33.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
  36. 36.My sister ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  37. 37.My sister ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  38. 38.We ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) are eat
  39. 39.___ my sister throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.They ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying

Answer key

  1. am going
  2. Are
  3. throwing
  4. Are
  5. Is
  6. Am
  7. Are
  8. telling
  9. am helping
  10. Are
  11. Are
  12. Is
  13. Is
  14. washing
  15. is watching
  16. are studying
  17. is baking
  18. swimming
  19. Are
  20. Are
  21. watching
  22. are buying
  23. Am
  24. cooking
  25. are studying
  26. am clapping
  27. is taking
  28. is watching
  29. catching
  30. is running
  31. is catching
  32. are washing
  33. Am
  34. dancing
  35. flying
  36. is cooking
  37. is cooking
  38. are eating
  39. Is
  40. are carrying

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