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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 87 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  3. 3.We ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cook
  4. 4.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are build (d) are building
  5. 5.___ we helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.They ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) are write (d) are writing
  7. 7.I ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) am tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
  8. 8.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.___ they throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.My brother ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is play
  11. 11.___ Karan jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am run (b) is running (c) are running (d) am running
  13. 13.Zoya ___ a tree right now. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) is planting
  14. 14.___ I winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.___ you watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.The children ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eat
  17. 17.You ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) am watching
  18. 18.___ they dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.___ they sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  21. 21.___ you going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  23. 23.___ Pooja catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.The children ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are going (d) are go
  25. 25.They ___ to school now. (a) are go (b) is going (c) am going (d) are going
  26. 26.___ my friends riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.My parents ___ the bag right now. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
  29. 29.Diya ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jog
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
  31. 31.___ Zoya drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.___ he wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  34. 34.He ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  36. 36.Neel ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
  37. 37.Karan ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) is playing
  38. 38.They ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) are take (c) are taking (d) am taking
  39. 39.___ Diya riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.They ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are ride (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) am riding

Answer key

  1. jogging
  2. baking
  3. are cooking
  4. are building
  5. Are
  6. are writing
  7. am telling
  8. Is
  9. Are
  10. is playing
  11. Is
  12. am running
  13. is planting
  14. Am
  15. Are
  16. are eating
  17. are watching
  18. Are
  19. Are
  20. planting
  21. Are
  22. singing
  23. Is
  24. are going
  25. are going
  26. Are
  27. are carrying
  28. speaking
  29. is jogging
  30. catching
  31. Is
  32. Is
  33. flying
  34. is speaking
  35. drinking
  36. is drawing
  37. is playing
  38. are taking
  39. Is
  40. are riding

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