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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 11 · 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 ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  2. 2.___ the students riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.___ Diya feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.He ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  5. 5.___ we playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  7. 7.___ you making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.___ she climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  10. 10.You ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) are speak (d) is speaking
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  13. 13.You ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
  14. 14.Isha ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) am studying
  15. 15.___ Riya winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.___ my cousins telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
  18. 18.I ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) am jog
  19. 19.We ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are draw
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  21. 21.___ we clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  23. 23.Neel ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) is sending (d) are sending
  24. 24.He ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  26. 26.We ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) are buy (d) is buying
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  28. 28.My cousins ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swim (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
  29. 29.___ we drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.Karan ___ a mango right now. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eating
  31. 31.___ the students flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  33. 33.___ Meera feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.___ he eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.We ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) are ride (c) am riding (d) is riding
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  38. 38.___ you buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.You ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) are bring (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
  40. 40.Ishaan ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) is buying

Answer key

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

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