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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 115 · 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 ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) am helping
  2. 2.___ they planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
  4. 4.We ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) are playing
  5. 5.I ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) am send (c) are sending (d) am sending
  6. 6.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speak
  7. 7.We ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  9. 9.___ you drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.___ Aarav playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  13. 13.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) is plant
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  15. 15.They ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  16. 16.Aditya ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is clean (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
  18. 18.My sister ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) is drink (d) are drinking
  19. 19.They ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) are wear
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  21. 21.___ I catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.We ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cook
  23. 23.Nisha ___ the ball right now. (a) is throw (b) are throwing (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
  24. 24.___ Vivaan feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ you studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  27. 27.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) am catching
  28. 28.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) are plant (c) are planting (d) am planting
  29. 29.___ we winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.Rahul ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
  31. 31.___ the students bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.She ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) is draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  34. 34.___ she building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  36. 36.___ she telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.___ I baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.___ Dev drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ she cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing

Answer key

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

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