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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 982 · 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.Pooja ___ in the park right now. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  2. 2.___ my sister jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.___ he baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.Aisha ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
  5. 5.They ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) are carry (d) is carrying
  6. 6.She ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) is feed
  7. 7.___ you sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.The children ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  9. 9.I ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) am catch (d) is catching
  10. 10.___ Nisha planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  11. 11.___ he running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.The children ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) is watching
  13. 13.He ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  14. 14.___ you building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.We ___ the room now. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  17. 17.I ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) am clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  19. 19.Rahul ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
  20. 20.___ you riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  22. 22.___ my brother drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.She ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  25. 25.I ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eat (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eating
  26. 26.They ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) are dance
  27. 27.She ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) is going (c) am going (d) are going
  28. 28.___ Diya riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.___ they singing a song right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.The children ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) are throw (d) is throwing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  32. 32.They ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) are take
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  34. 34.___ we catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.___ he taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.My sister ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  39. 39.My sister ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is tell (d) is telling
  40. 40.___ we going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

  1. is jogging
  2. Is
  3. Is
  4. is carrying
  5. are carrying
  6. is feeding
  7. Are
  8. are drawing
  9. am catching
  10. Is
  11. Is
  12. are watching
  13. is singing
  14. Are
  15. are cleaning
  16. sending
  17. am clapping
  18. carrying
  19. is sending
  20. Are
  21. running
  22. Is
  23. is dancing
  24. catching
  25. am eating
  26. are dancing
  27. is going
  28. Is
  29. Are
  30. are throwing
  31. climbing
  32. are taking
  33. watching
  34. Are
  35. Is
  36. is cleaning
  37. feeding
  38. cleaning
  39. is telling
  40. Are

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