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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 873 · 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.My brother ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) is win
  2. 2.___ the children throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  4. 4.We ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are telling
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  6. 6.He ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  8. 8.We ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  9. 9.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.___ Myra drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.___ Arjun carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.___ they cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) is running (c) am running (d) am run
  14. 14.___ my brother building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.___ Pooja catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.I ___ cricket now. (a) am play (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are playing
  17. 17.You ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) are bake (c) is baking (d) are baking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  20. 20.___ I watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) are climb (d) am climbing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  24. 24.He ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jog
  25. 25.___ my brother baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.___ Rahul making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  29. 29.___ we catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.___ I building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.You ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
  32. 32.___ my brother singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
  34. 34.We ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  35. 35.___ you baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.My parents ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throw (d) am throwing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  39. 39.You ___ in the park right now. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing

Answer key

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

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