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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 833 · 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.___ my brother riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.___ my brother jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.They ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
  4. 4.___ Neel running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.The children ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) are play
  6. 6.My brother ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buy (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buying
  7. 7.___ the students baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.Kavya ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
  9. 9.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  11. 11.My sister ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  14. 14.___ my brother baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.I ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) am wear (d) am wearing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  17. 17.You ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climb
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  19. 19.We ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  20. 20.___ he taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  25. 25.___ Rohan sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.You ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wear (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
  27. 27.We ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
  28. 28.You ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) are wash
  29. 29.I ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) am send (c) are sending (d) is sending
  30. 30.We ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) are ride (d) am riding
  31. 31.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  32. 32.I ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) am bake (d) is baking
  33. 33.We ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) are wash
  34. 34.My parents ___ the train right now. (a) are take (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is taking
  35. 35.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.You ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) am telling
  37. 37.___ Ishaan baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.___ they washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.My sister ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throw (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
  40. 40.___ my friends flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

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

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