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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 985 · 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 feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  5. 5.My sister ___ a picture right now. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  7. 7.I ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am study (d) am studying
  8. 8.___ Rohan building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Sneha ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) is throw
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  12. 12.___ my brother eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  15. 15.I ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dance (d) am dancing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  18. 18.___ you throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.She ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clap (d) is clapping
  21. 21.Isha ___ a song at the moment. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  22. 22.___ we wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.___ they drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  25. 25.We ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) are feed (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  28. 28.You ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) are send (d) am sending
  29. 29.We ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carry
  30. 30.___ I baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.Aarav ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) is bring (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  33. 33.My sister ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is build (d) is building
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  36. 36.They ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) are wear (d) are wearing
  37. 37.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.Aisha ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) is helping (d) are helping
  39. 39.My friends ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) are help
  40. 40.We ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) am running (c) are running (d) is running

Answer key

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

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