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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 837 · 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 taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.They ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) are bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  4. 4.___ I watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
  8. 8.___ he taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.My sister ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) is throw (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
  10. 10.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) is watching
  11. 11.Isha ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dance
  12. 12.___ she wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  14. 14.___ they dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.___ he baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.___ Tara jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.___ Sneha singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  18. 18.___ you eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.They ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) are climb
  20. 20.He ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  21. 21.Riya ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  24. 24.They ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) are telling (c) are tell (d) am telling
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  26. 26.She ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
  27. 27.We ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
  28. 28.___ Manav running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  31. 31.My sister ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) is catch
  32. 32.You ___ Grandma right now. (a) are help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
  33. 33.___ he catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.___ my brother making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.We ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) are clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  36. 36.Rohan ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  37. 37.They ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feed
  38. 38.I ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) am catch (d) is catching
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying

Answer key

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

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