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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 13 · 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 ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) is eat
  2. 2.___ you singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.You ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drink
  4. 4.___ you feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  6. 6.___ the children drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.___ my cousins planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.___ Aarav running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.___ Sneha watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.You ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  12. 12.I ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swim (d) am swimming
  13. 13.The students ___ the match at the moment. (a) are win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  14. 14.I ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am send (d) am sending
  15. 15.Zoya ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) is eat (c) am eating (d) are eating
  16. 16.I ___ a letter now. (a) am write (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am writing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  18. 18.___ she riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.___ she jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.She ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  22. 22.___ Karan catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.We ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are run (c) are running (d) am running
  24. 24.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  25. 25.___ she eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.My friends ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) are win (d) is winning
  27. 27.___ she watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.___ we speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.___ we eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  32. 32.My brother ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
  33. 33.We ___ for the team now. (a) are clap (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
  34. 34.You ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) are wear (d) is wearing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  36. 36.___ Aisha carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.___ she speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.___ they taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.He ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) is take
  40. 40.___ I winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. is eating
  2. Are
  3. are drinking
  4. Are
  5. going
  6. Are
  7. Are
  8. Is
  9. Is
  10. are bringing
  11. speaking
  12. am swimming
  13. are winning
  14. am sending
  15. is eating
  16. am writing
  17. throwing
  18. Is
  19. Is
  20. is playing
  21. buying
  22. Is
  23. are running
  24. are jogging
  25. Is
  26. are winning
  27. Is
  28. Are
  29. Are
  30. jogging
  31. taking
  32. is baking
  33. are clapping
  34. are wearing
  35. planting
  36. Is
  37. Is
  38. Are
  39. is taking
  40. Am

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