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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 902 · 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 cousins ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
  2. 2.___ Neel carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  5. 5.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.He ___ the dog right now. (a) is feed (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  7. 7.My friends ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  8. 8.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) am buy (d) is buying
  9. 9.They ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) are send (d) is sending
  10. 10.We ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) is carrying
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  12. 12.Tara ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
  13. 13.___ we watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.___ he jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.___ we planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  20. 20.They ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
  21. 21.___ my brother drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) am wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  23. 23.You ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
  24. 24.___ Aarav throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.You ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
  26. 26.___ they climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  28. 28.My brother ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
  29. 29.___ Meera washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.___ my brother baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.___ we helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  34. 34.My brother ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
  35. 35.___ I swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.Yash ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) are planting
  37. 37.My sister ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  38. 38.We ___ in the park now. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  39. 39.We ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are sing (d) are singing
  40. 40.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing

Answer key

  1. are buying
  2. Is
  3. Are
  4. flying
  5. Am
  6. is feeding
  7. are climbing
  8. am buying
  9. are sending
  10. are carrying
  11. helping
  12. is sending
  13. Are
  14. Is
  15. Am
  16. Is
  17. Am
  18. Are
  19. baking
  20. are buying
  21. Is
  22. am washing
  23. are clapping
  24. Is
  25. are baking
  26. Are
  27. washing
  28. is going
  29. Is
  30. Is
  31. Are
  32. bringing
  33. carrying
  34. is cleaning
  35. Am
  36. is planting
  37. is singing
  38. are jogging
  39. are singing
  40. am washing

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