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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 963 · 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.___ she singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  4. 4.___ my brother jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.___ the children eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.I ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am take (c) am taking (d) are taking
  8. 8.We ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throw (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
  9. 9.___ he carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  11. 11.___ Karan watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  15. 15.You ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) are writing
  16. 16.She ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) am going (c) are going (d) is going
  17. 17.Kavya ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) are throwing
  18. 18.She ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) is bake (c) am baking (d) are baking
  19. 19.You ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) are writing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  21. 21.___ my brother swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.Priya ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clap
  23. 23.___ my sister drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.___ Ira studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.She ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) is tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  28. 28.___ Isha wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.___ he feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.My sister ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are going (d) is go
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  33. 33.___ my cousins jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.They ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  35. 35.She ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) is clean
  36. 36.You ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) are eat (d) am eating
  37. 37.My brother ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carry
  38. 38.___ we wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.My brother ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) is playing

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. singing
  3. catching
  4. Is
  5. Are
  6. Are
  7. am taking
  8. are throwing
  9. Is
  10. wearing
  11. Is
  12. drawing
  13. washing
  14. bringing
  15. are writing
  16. is going
  17. is throwing
  18. is baking
  19. are writing
  20. cooking
  21. Is
  22. is clapping
  23. Is
  24. Is
  25. is telling
  26. building
  27. jogging
  28. Is
  29. Is
  30. is going
  31. riding
  32. feeding
  33. Are
  34. are clapping
  35. is cleaning
  36. are eating
  37. is carrying
  38. Are
  39. Am
  40. is playing

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