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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 10 · 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.My brother ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  4. 4.She ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) is draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  5. 5.We ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dance
  6. 6.My sister ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  7. 7.My cousins ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are build (c) are building (d) is building
  8. 8.___ she throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.___ she going to school now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.___ we writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  11. 11.They ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) are draw (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  12. 12.___ my parents drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.___ my friends throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.We ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
  15. 15.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jog
  16. 16.___ I watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.___ I studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.Karan ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) is draw
  19. 19.___ my sister going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  21. 21.You ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) are cook
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  23. 23.My cousins ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wear (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
  24. 24.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.___ I speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.___ they climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am clean
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  29. 29.___ we flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.___ he dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  33. 33.___ we planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.___ I cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.___ he riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.___ Arjun baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  40. 40.___ you buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

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

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