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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 874 · 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 sister bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.You ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
  3. 3.He ___ the dishes now. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  5. 5.They ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  8. 8.___ Karan drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.___ my friends drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  11. 11.My friends ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  13. 13.My brother ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) is write
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  15. 15.___ she going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  17. 17.___ they buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.You ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
  19. 19.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throw
  20. 20.___ the children flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.My brother ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) is clean
  22. 22.Aarav ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  23. 23.Aarav ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
  24. 24.___ Meera running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
  26. 26.___ he drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.___ Isha riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.She ___ a message at the moment. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) is sending (d) are sending
  29. 29.___ Aditya studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.My parents ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) are wash (d) am washing
  31. 31.___ Farhan feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  34. 34.___ my brother carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.She ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climb (d) are climbing
  36. 36.___ my friends running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  38. 38.___ my sister running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ my sister eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.My brother ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. are going
  3. is washing
  4. making
  5. are baking
  6. bringing
  7. dancing
  8. Is
  9. Are
  10. flying
  11. are catching
  12. buying
  13. is writing
  14. washing
  15. Is
  16. drawing
  17. Are
  18. are flying
  19. is throwing
  20. Are
  21. is cleaning
  22. is feeding
  23. is going
  24. Is
  25. riding
  26. Is
  27. Is
  28. is sending
  29. Is
  30. are washing
  31. Is
  32. drinking
  33. cooking
  34. Is
  35. is climbing
  36. Are
  37. feeding
  38. Is
  39. Is
  40. is cooking

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