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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 96 · 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 sister taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.You ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are run (d) are running
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  5. 5.They ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) are throw (d) is throwing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  7. 7.___ you climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.___ she drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  11. 11.___ we telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.___ she sending a message right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.They ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) are speak (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  16. 16.They ___ to school right now. (a) are go (b) is going (c) are going (d) am going
  17. 17.___ Rohan jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  19. 19.My brother ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) is draw (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  21. 21.I ___ a letter right now. (a) am write (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) are writing
  22. 22.My friends ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are win
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  24. 24.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
  27. 27.We ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  29. 29.He ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) am riding
  30. 30.___ Ananya clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  32. 32.My friends ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
  33. 33.I ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) am buy (c) are buying (d) is buying
  34. 34.We ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) are ride (c) are riding (d) is riding
  35. 35.I ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) am fly (d) am flying
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  37. 37.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.___ they running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.My friends ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) am running (c) are run (d) is running
  40. 40.___ Aisha watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. Are
  3. are running
  4. carrying
  5. are throwing
  6. riding
  7. Are
  8. Is
  9. planting
  10. cleaning
  11. Are
  12. Is
  13. are speaking
  14. bringing
  15. washing
  16. are going
  17. Is
  18. watching
  19. is drawing
  20. flying
  21. am writing
  22. are winning
  23. building
  24. Am
  25. baking
  26. helping
  27. are eating
  28. drawing
  29. is riding
  30. Is
  31. telling
  32. are watching
  33. am buying
  34. are riding
  35. am flying
  36. speaking
  37. Am
  38. Are
  39. are running
  40. Is

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