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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 990 · 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 ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
  2. 2.___ she building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  5. 5.We ___ a bicycle now. (a) are ride (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) am riding
  6. 6.___ they cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.They ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) are clap
  8. 8.___ we carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  10. 10.My brother ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
  11. 11.___ my sister eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.My sister ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) is speak (c) am speaking (d) is speaking
  13. 13.I ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) am study (c) is studying (d) are studying
  14. 14.You ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  16. 16.They ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) are win
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  18. 18.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  20. 20.___ they flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.She ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) is build (c) are building (d) is building
  22. 22.She ___ a bicycle now. (a) is ride (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) am riding
  23. 23.___ you studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.My parents ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  26. 26.I ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) am win
  27. 27.The children ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  28. 28.___ he dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.My sister ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is ride (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) is riding
  30. 30.My friends ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
  31. 31.___ she riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.We ___ in the park right now. (a) is jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  34. 34.___ he telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.My brother ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
  36. 36.___ he flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.Manav ___ lunch right now. (a) is bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
  38. 38.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jog (b) are jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
  39. 39.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.We ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) are catch (c) is catching (d) am catching

Answer key

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

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