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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 972 · 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.We ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drinking (b) are drink (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
  2. 2.___ he planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  4. 4.___ Farhan feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  7. 7.___ he drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.We ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) is cooking
  9. 9.He ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) is ride
  10. 10.They ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) are run (d) am running
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  12. 12.I ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) am study (c) is studying (d) am studying
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  15. 15.___ you washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.The children ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are clean
  17. 17.We ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
  18. 18.My sister ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  20. 20.I ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) am make (c) is making (d) are making
  21. 21.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) am wash
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  23. 23.Tara ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jog
  24. 24.___ my sister planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ Arjun eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  27. 27.___ he writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.Riya ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  30. 30.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.___ Dev planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  33. 33.She ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  34. 34.Sneha ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) is build (d) am building
  35. 35.My brother ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swim
  36. 36.___ she studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.We ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) are win
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying

Answer key

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

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