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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 865 · 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.___ he drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.My brother ___ in the park right now. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  3. 3.Kunal ___ in the park right now. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  6. 6.___ Kunal helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.She ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
  8. 8.We ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) are take
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  10. 10.___ she drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.___ we taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.___ he watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.They ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) are carry
  14. 14.My cousins ___ for the team now. (a) are clap (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  15. 15.We ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) am singing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  16. 16.Kabir ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) is send (c) are sending (d) am sending
  17. 17.___ you cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.___ we riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  20. 20.Zoya ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  21. 21.___ the children catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.Aarav ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) is fly
  23. 23.Nisha ___ Hindi now. (a) is speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  24. 24.___ she speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are running (d) are run
  26. 26.She ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is draw
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  29. 29.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
  30. 30.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ he catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.She ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
  33. 33.Arjun ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  36. 36.___ we baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.___ my friends dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.He ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
  39. 39.They ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) are bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  40. 40.My cousins ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) are writing (d) am writing

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. is jogging
  3. is jogging
  4. cleaning
  5. singing
  6. Is
  7. is swimming
  8. are taking
  9. cooking
  10. Is
  11. Are
  12. Is
  13. are carrying
  14. are clapping
  15. are singing
  16. is sending
  17. Are
  18. Are
  19. winning
  20. is flying
  21. Are
  22. is flying
  23. is speaking
  24. Is
  25. are running
  26. is drawing
  27. planting
  28. writing
  29. are washing
  30. Am
  31. Is
  32. is watching
  33. is dancing
  34. catching
  35. telling
  36. Are
  37. Are
  38. is jogging
  39. are bringing
  40. are writing

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