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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 962 · 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.___ he taking the train right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
  3. 3.My sister ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) is buying
  4. 4.___ they watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.Sneha ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is study (c) are studying (d) is studying
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  7. 7.My sister ___ the bag right now. (a) is carry (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
  8. 8.___ you flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  10. 10.My friends ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  12. 12.___ she carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.___ my brother washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  16. 16.They ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  20. 20.Neel ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drink (d) am drinking
  21. 21.___ Ananya winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.Diya ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buy (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buying
  23. 23.___ Ira climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.___ Diya winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.___ we singing a song at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.They ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  29. 29.___ she watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.My friends ___ science right now. (a) are study (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) is studying
  31. 31.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  34. 34.___ she washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.___ I swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.The children ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  37. 37.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.___ my sister clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.You ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climb
  40. 40.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

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

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