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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 92 · 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.He ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  2. 2.She ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is run (c) is running (d) am running
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  4. 4.We ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dance
  5. 5.You ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are clean (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  7. 7.___ she climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.Kunal ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) is draw (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  10. 10.Kabir ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
  11. 11.___ they swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.___ Vivaan planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.___ you speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  15. 15.___ my friends jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.___ the children baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.You ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carry
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  19. 19.___ Tara speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  22. 22.He ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) is draw
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  24. 24.___ they watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.___ he running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  27. 27.___ they cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.Aditya ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) is watching
  29. 29.Kavya ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  31. 31.___ she playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  33. 33.The children ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) is winning
  34. 34.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.She ___ a cake right now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  36. 36.My sister ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  38. 38.___ Priya drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ my cousins helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.___ he drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

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

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