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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 869 · 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 riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.They ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  4. 4.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) are watch (c) am watching (d) are watching
  5. 5.Manav ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  7. 7.We ___ to school right now. (a) are go (b) is going (c) am going (d) are going
  8. 8.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  9. 9.She ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) is feed (d) am feeding
  10. 10.I ___ the ball right now. (a) are catching (b) am catch (c) is catching (d) am catching
  11. 11.___ he telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.My brother ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jog
  13. 13.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.Myra ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  17. 17.___ he jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  19. 19.I ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) am watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
  20. 20.They ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking
  21. 21.My brother ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swim
  22. 22.___ we washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.___ I making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  26. 26.He ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) is feed
  27. 27.___ I playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  29. 29.We ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speak
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  31. 31.Vivaan ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) is write (c) are writing (d) is writing
  32. 32.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  34. 34.___ I baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  36. 36.She ___ the dishes now. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
  37. 37.I ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am bake (c) am baking (d) are baking
  38. 38.___ you cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is building (d) is build
  40. 40.You ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. are speaking
  3. cleaning
  4. are watching
  5. is jogging
  6. winning
  7. are going
  8. is flying
  9. is feeding
  10. am catching
  11. Is
  12. is jogging
  13. Am
  14. Am
  15. is washing
  16. swimming
  17. Is
  18. running
  19. am watching
  20. are baking
  21. is swimming
  22. Are
  23. Am
  24. making
  25. washing
  26. is feeding
  27. Am
  28. drawing
  29. are speaking
  30. carrying
  31. is writing
  32. are buying
  33. baking
  34. Am
  35. jogging
  36. is washing
  37. am baking
  38. Are
  39. is building
  40. are feeding

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