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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 856 · 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.___ Ananya dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.___ I carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.___ Kabir drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  6. 6.___ you sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.___ Manav riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  8. 8.___ my parents riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.You ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
  10. 10.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is fly
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  13. 13.I ___ the dog right now. (a) am feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  14. 14.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are wash (c) is washing (d) are washing
  15. 15.I ___ lunch right now. (a) am bring (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
  16. 16.___ Rohan baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.Rahul ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is wash
  18. 18.They ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  20. 20.My brother ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is help (d) is helping
  21. 21.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) am take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
  22. 22.Manav ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) is win (d) are winning
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  24. 24.___ my parents carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  26. 26.___ you throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  29. 29.___ he flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  31. 31.___ my friends drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.My cousins ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are send
  33. 33.___ they carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.The children ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
  35. 35.He ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) is play
  36. 36.My brother ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) are going (c) is going (d) is go
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  39. 39.They ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  40. 40.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance

Answer key

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

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