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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 992 · 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.___ he jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.You ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) are fly (c) is flying (d) are flying
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  4. 4.___ I drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.___ she winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.___ Yash drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.My sister ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) is ride (c) am riding (d) are riding
  8. 8.The children ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  9. 9.He ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
  10. 10.My cousins ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drink (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
  11. 11.___ he planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.We ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) am feeding
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  14. 14.You ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is washing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  18. 18.___ she making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  20. 20.Aditya ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) is tell (c) am telling (d) are telling
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  22. 22.We ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) is cooking
  23. 23.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) is build (c) are building (d) is building
  24. 24.___ he singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.She ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  26. 26.You ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) are draw (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
  27. 27.___ my friends running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.___ Ishaan studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.He ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clap
  30. 30.We ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  31. 31.___ you playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.___ Yash climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
  34. 34.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.___ they planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.You ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are run (c) am running (d) are running
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  39. 39.___ you swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. are flying
  3. drawing
  4. Am
  5. Is
  6. Is
  7. is riding
  8. are cooking
  9. is eating
  10. are drinking
  11. Is
  12. are feeding
  13. winning
  14. are washing
  15. speaking
  16. telling
  17. clapping
  18. Is
  19. going
  20. is telling
  21. watching
  22. are cooking
  23. is building
  24. Is
  25. is cooking
  26. are drawing
  27. Are
  28. Is
  29. is clapping
  30. are carrying
  31. Are
  32. Is
  33. singing
  34. Am
  35. Are
  36. are running
  37. catching
  38. buying
  39. Are
  40. writing

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