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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 967 · 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 going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.___ you carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.___ you feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.Priya ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
  5. 5.My brother ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
  6. 6.___ the students dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  8. 8.She ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) is play
  9. 9.___ he clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  12. 12.We ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throw
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  14. 14.___ I jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.___ you wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  17. 17.Vivaan ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  19. 19.___ Manav planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  22. 22.He ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cook (d) are cooking
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  24. 24.___ he bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.You ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  27. 27.We ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) are take (d) am taking
  28. 28.___ I clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.Arjun ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
  30. 30.We ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  31. 31.___ my parents singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  33. 33.You ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) are bring
  34. 34.___ Priya throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  36. 36.I ___ a mango right now. (a) am eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  40. 40.We ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) are studying

Answer key

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

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