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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 948 · 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 “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  2. 2.I ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) is making (c) am making (d) am make
  3. 3.Aditya ___ in the park right now. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  4. 4.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.We ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are play (d) are playing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  8. 8.The students ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) are send (c) are sending (d) is sending
  9. 9.___ the children baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  11. 11.They ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
  12. 12.___ my parents dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  16. 16.My sister ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) is tell (c) is telling (d) am telling
  17. 17.___ I buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  20. 20.You ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  22. 22.___ Aarav cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.Riya ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  24. 24.They ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buy (c) are buying (d) is buying
  25. 25.___ my brother dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
  27. 27.You ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  29. 29.___ Rohan building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  32. 32.We ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drink
  33. 33.You ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) am flying
  34. 34.We ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  35. 35.___ Aarav feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.___ I running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.___ you studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  39. 39.We ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) are catch (d) is catching
  40. 40.___ the children clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

  1. telling
  2. am making
  3. is jogging
  4. Am
  5. are playing
  6. riding
  7. making
  8. are sending
  9. Are
  10. clapping
  11. are carrying
  12. Are
  13. Am
  14. Is
  15. carrying
  16. is telling
  17. Am
  18. dancing
  19. buying
  20. are telling
  21. playing
  22. Is
  23. is flying
  24. are buying
  25. Is
  26. cooking
  27. are climbing
  28. studying
  29. Is
  30. sending
  31. going
  32. are drinking
  33. are flying
  34. are cleaning
  35. Is
  36. Am
  37. Are
  38. feeding
  39. are catching
  40. Are

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