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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 968 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  2. 2.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jog
  3. 3.___ you buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.___ my brother eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.___ Aisha drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.___ the children catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkking (c) drinkeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  12. 12.___ Saanvi feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.___ Priya swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.Myra ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) am cooking
  15. 15.The children ___ a story at the moment. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  18. 18.Sneha ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) is sing (d) are singing
  19. 19.Ira ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
  20. 20.___ Rahul riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.___ Myra cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.I ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eat (d) am eating
  23. 23.___ he climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.___ they running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  26. 26.___ we throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.He ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) is plant (d) are planting
  28. 28.I ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) am plant
  29. 29.___ he taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.___ Diya studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.___ you going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.___ you making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are plant (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) is planting
  34. 34.They ___ the dog right now. (a) are feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  35. 35.They ___ the train right now. (a) are take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
  36. 36.___ I washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.Farhan ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) is clap
  38. 38.___ he eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.___ Manav carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing

Answer key

  1. watching
  2. are jogging
  3. Are
  4. Is
  5. Is
  6. Are
  7. drinking
  8. running
  9. dancing
  10. baking
  11. flying
  12. Is
  13. Is
  14. is cooking
  15. are telling
  16. jogging
  17. playing
  18. is singing
  19. is planting
  20. Is
  21. Is
  22. am eating
  23. Is
  24. Are
  25. drawing
  26. Are
  27. is planting
  28. am planting
  29. Is
  30. Is
  31. Are
  32. Are
  33. are planting
  34. are feeding
  35. are taking
  36. Am
  37. is clapping
  38. Is
  39. Is
  40. making

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