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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 960 · 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.___ I making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.You ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cook
  3. 3.___ you planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  5. 5.My cousins ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) are wear
  6. 6.___ Tara throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  8. 8.We ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  10. 10.___ you swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.___ he playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  13. 13.My cousins ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
  14. 14.We ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
  15. 15.___ Meera dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.My friends ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
  17. 17.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  19. 19.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.Farhan ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is ride
  21. 21.She ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) is studying
  22. 22.___ he sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
  24. 24.___ he bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  27. 27.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
  28. 28.I ___ a cap right now. (a) am wear (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
  29. 29.___ he riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.I ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) am throw (d) are throwing
  31. 31.___ we making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.Ishaan ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) is sing
  33. 33.Neel ___ the match now. (a) is win (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are winning
  34. 34.Dev ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bring
  35. 35.I ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) am buy
  36. 36.___ my parents climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.___ we taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.She ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feed (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  39. 39.Kavya ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) am building (c) are building (d) is building
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning

Answer key

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

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