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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 890 · 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.___ the children bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  3. 3.___ Kabir going to school now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.They ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
  5. 5.___ we playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.___ Diya running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.We ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  9. 9.___ you telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.___ you studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
  14. 14.___ I helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  16. 16.You ___ the room now. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  17. 17.___ my sister dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.We ___ a tree right now. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
  19. 19.___ the students wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  21. 21.Farhan ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
  22. 22.They ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are draw (d) are drawing
  23. 23.___ my friends building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.___ Ishaan flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.Isha ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  26. 26.___ they dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  28. 28.___ I singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.___ Rohan clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.___ the students drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.___ my sister riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.She ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  34. 34.They ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are send
  35. 35.___ we singing a song right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.Pooja ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) is draw
  37. 37.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.___ he eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  40. 40.___ my brother planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

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

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