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.They ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) are wear (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
- 2.___ you helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 3.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) is catch
- 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
- 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
- 6.Aisha ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
- 7.I ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am run (c) am running (d) is running
- 8.Manav ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) is eat
- 9.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 10.___ Karan going to school now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 11.My brother ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
- 12.She ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) is studying (d) am studying
- 13.Kavya ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) is watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
- 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
- 15.My friends ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
- 16.___ Meera feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 17.The students ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) are ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
- 18.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) are playing
- 19.My friends ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
- 20.I ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) am fly (d) is flying
- 21.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) are watch (d) is watching
- 22.___ my brother taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
- 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
- 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
- 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
- 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
- 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
- 29.You ___ a message now. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are sending
- 30.___ she taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 31.___ I cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 32.___ he making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
- 34.___ my friends throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 35.He ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
- 36.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
- 38.___ Rohan winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 39.___ the children cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 40.My sister ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
Answer key
- are wearing
- Are
- is catching
- cleaning
- helping
- is bringing
- am running
- is eating
- Am
- Is
- is baking
- is studying
- is watching
- swimming
- are cooking
- Is
- are riding
- are playing
- are flying
- am flying
- are watching
- Is
- climbing
- planting
- sending
- buying
- running
- cooking
- are sending
- Is
- Am
- Is
- speaking
- Are
- is clapping
- Is
- eating
- Is
- Are
- is carrying
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