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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 153 · 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 friends ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am building (d) are build
  2. 2.___ we speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.I ___ the match right now. (a) am win (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) am winning
  4. 4.___ I washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.___ we telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.They ___ a kite right now. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are flying
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  10. 10.___ I wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.Diya ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  13. 13.My cousins ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are win (d) are winning
  14. 14.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  17. 17.___ Aditya wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  18. 18.I ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cook (d) am cooking
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  20. 20.He ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  22. 22.You ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  23. 23.She ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) is draw (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  24. 24.___ we drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.___ you building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.The students ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) are help
  27. 27.___ my brother playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  29. 29.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.I ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) am ride (c) am riding (d) are riding
  31. 31.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are building (d) is build
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  34. 34.You ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carry
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  36. 36.I ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) am write (c) am writing (d) are writing
  37. 37.My friends ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
  38. 38.Aditya ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
  39. 39.My brother ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eating
  40. 40.___ Farhan helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. are building
  2. Are
  3. am winning
  4. Am
  5. Are
  6. are flying
  7. speaking
  8. eating
  9. going
  10. Am
  11. is planting
  12. clapping
  13. are winning
  14. Am
  15. sending
  16. helping
  17. Is
  18. am cooking
  19. studying
  20. is washing
  21. carrying
  22. are carrying
  23. is drawing
  24. Are
  25. Are
  26. are helping
  27. Is
  28. climbing
  29. Am
  30. am riding
  31. is building
  32. catching
  33. riding
  34. are carrying
  35. winning
  36. am writing
  37. are cleaning
  38. is carrying
  39. is eating
  40. Is

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