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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 886 · 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.Kunal ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) am carrying
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  3. 3.I ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am study
  4. 4.___ you climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.We ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speak (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  6. 6.___ she baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.___ you cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  8. 8.___ the students planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.She ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) are going (c) is go (d) is going
  10. 10.My cousins ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) are win
  11. 11.___ I running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.___ Aditya running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  15. 15.___ we carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.___ my parents wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.___ my sister baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  20. 20.___ I going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.Vivaan ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  24. 24.We ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
  25. 25.She ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) is eat
  26. 26.He ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
  27. 27.___ Kunal bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.My cousins ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) is baking
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  32. 32.___ my friends taking the train right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.They ___ a letter right now. (a) are write (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am writing
  34. 34.My sister ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drink (d) is drinking
  35. 35.Isha ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is send (d) is sending
  36. 36.___ I telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  40. 40.My sister ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) is wear

Answer key

  1. is carrying
  2. baking
  3. am studying
  4. Are
  5. are speaking
  6. Is
  7. Are
  8. Are
  9. is going
  10. are winning
  11. Am
  12. Is
  13. Am
  14. catching
  15. Are
  16. Are
  17. Is
  18. studying
  19. carrying
  20. Am
  21. is jogging
  22. writing
  23. helping
  24. are cleaning
  25. is eating
  26. is jogging
  27. Is
  28. Are
  29. are baking
  30. taking
  31. dancing
  32. Are
  33. are writing
  34. is drinking
  35. is sending
  36. Am
  37. riding
  38. flying
  39. speaking
  40. is wearing

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