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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 953 · 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.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.They ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  5. 5.I ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  6. 6.___ she baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.We ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) are win
  8. 8.He ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) is ride
  9. 9.She ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buy (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buying
  10. 10.My brother ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is making (d) is make
  11. 11.___ she helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) am take
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  16. 16.___ he washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.I ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) am send (d) am sending
  19. 19.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) is building (c) am building (d) are build
  20. 20.___ Manav planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.___ she baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.___ Saanvi telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.My parents ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
  25. 25.___ Aisha throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.My sister ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) am making (c) are making (d) is making
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  28. 28.My brother ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  29. 29.___ you throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  32. 32.___ he winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  34. 34.___ Diya writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  36. 36.He ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  37. 37.My sister ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
  38. 38.Kabir ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  39. 39.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) am fly
  40. 40.We ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) are fly

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. Am
  3. are carrying
  4. climbing
  5. am carrying
  6. Is
  7. are winning
  8. is riding
  9. is buying
  10. is making
  11. Is
  12. am taking
  13. jogging
  14. running
  15. throwing
  16. Is
  17. Are
  18. am sending
  19. are building
  20. Is
  21. Are
  22. Is
  23. Is
  24. are watching
  25. Is
  26. is making
  27. making
  28. is cooking
  29. Are
  30. clapping
  31. eating
  32. Is
  33. taking
  34. Is
  35. riding
  36. is feeding
  37. is buying
  38. is feeding
  39. am flying
  40. are flying

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