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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 111 · 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.___ you eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.My sister ___ a song now. (a) is sing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  3. 3.He ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
  4. 4.She ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feed (d) is feeding
  5. 5.___ he helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.Riya ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
  7. 7.___ he going to school now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.She ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is draw
  9. 9.The students ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bring
  10. 10.___ you baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.Saanvi ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
  12. 12.___ my brother drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  14. 14.Sneha ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  16. 16.___ the children buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.I ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) am cook (c) am cooking (d) is cooking
  18. 18.___ they building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  20. 20.___ they writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.___ Karan playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.___ my brother feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.___ Myra speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ you drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.___ the children taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.She ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) is buy (c) am buying (d) is buying
  27. 27.I ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) am catch (c) is catching (d) am catching
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  29. 29.___ I running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  33. 33.___ my sister bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.___ he carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.They ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  36. 36.My brother ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
  37. 37.They ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) are fly (d) is flying
  38. 38.___ I feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.My sister ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
  40. 40.She ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) is tell (d) are telling

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. is singing
  3. is telling
  4. is feeding
  5. Is
  6. is clapping
  7. Is
  8. is drawing
  9. are bringing
  10. Are
  11. is planting
  12. Is
  13. flying
  14. is bringing
  15. playing
  16. Are
  17. am cooking
  18. Are
  19. making
  20. Are
  21. Is
  22. Is
  23. Is
  24. Are
  25. Are
  26. is buying
  27. am catching
  28. watching
  29. Am
  30. writing
  31. planting
  32. washing
  33. Is
  34. Is
  35. are cooking
  36. is swimming
  37. are flying
  38. Am
  39. is jogging
  40. is telling

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