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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 961 · 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 cousins feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.___ he riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  4. 4.___ my sister cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.They ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) are draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  6. 6.She ___ Hindi now. (a) is speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  7. 7.___ Kabir watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  10. 10.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  12. 12.Karan ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) is send (c) is sending (d) am sending
  13. 13.___ Farhan planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  17. 17.We ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  19. 19.___ they catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.___ Kunal cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  23. 23.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
  24. 24.___ my brother bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.Sneha ___ the match now. (a) is win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  26. 26.She ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) is tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  29. 29.___ you swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  31. 31.___ we sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.We ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) are swim (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
  33. 33.Manav ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) am washing
  34. 34.Aditya ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) am sending
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  36. 36.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.My brother ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
  38. 38.___ I cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ you building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping

Answer key

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

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