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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 919 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  2. 2.Meera ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  3. 3.They ___ a tree right now. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  5. 5.___ Isha riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.___ we wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
  8. 8.I ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am write
  9. 9.___ they bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.___ Dev throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.Farhan ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) is bake (c) is baking (d) are baking
  12. 12.My parents ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  13. 13.___ Rohan going to school now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  15. 15.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  18. 18.My sister ___ to school right now. (a) is go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
  19. 19.I ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) am watch
  20. 20.___ they bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  22. 22.___ he helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.She ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) am carrying
  24. 24.___ my brother dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.She ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  28. 28.I ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are making (d) am make
  29. 29.They ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  31. 31.___ my parents riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.___ Meera speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.My parents ___ a tree now. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  35. 35.My parents ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) are make
  36. 36.___ I drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.You ___ the train at the moment. (a) are take (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) is taking
  38. 38.___ you dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.You ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) are drink (d) am drinking
  40. 40.___ you running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

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

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