Present Continuous Tense Worksheet
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.___ Aisha swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 2.They ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
- 3.___ they cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 4.___ my sister helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 5.___ Vivaan flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 6.You ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
- 7.Ira ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) is climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
- 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
- 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
- 10.My friends ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) are dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
- 11.You ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) am studying
- 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
- 13.I ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) am study (d) are studying
- 14.___ he catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 15.Vivaan ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
- 16.You ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are go (c) are going (d) is going
- 17.___ Farhan flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
- 19.My brother ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is go (c) are going (d) is going
- 20.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 21.They ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are going (d) are go
- 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
- 23.He ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
- 24.___ you writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 25.We ___ science at the moment. (a) are study (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) is studying
- 26.___ we washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 27.___ she taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 28.___ he speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 29.You ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
- 30.___ Tara writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
- 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
- 33.You ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) am winning
- 34.Riya ___ a cap right now. (a) is wear (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
- 35.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 36.We ___ rice now. (a) are cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
- 37.My sister ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
- 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
- 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
- 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
Answer key
- Is
- are swimming
- Are
- Is
- Is
- are flying
- is climbing
- dancing
- bringing
- are dancing
- are studying
- eating
- am studying
- Is
- is cooking
- are going
- Is
- making
- is going
- Are
- are going
- watching
- is swimming
- Are
- are studying
- Are
- Is
- Is
- are carrying
- Is
- baking
- catching
- are winning
- is wearing
- Are
- are cooking
- is swimming
- cleaning
- jogging
- running
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