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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 165 · 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 eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  2. 2.I ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) am wear
  3. 3.Kabir ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) am writing
  4. 4.___ you drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  6. 6.You ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
  7. 7.My friends ___ the train now. (a) are take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  9. 9.My parents ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
  10. 10.They ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writing (c) writeeing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  13. 13.___ I studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  15. 15.My friends ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) are wear (d) am wearing
  16. 16.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  17. 17.___ my brother building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.They ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) are fly (d) is flying
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  20. 20.My brother ___ a cap now. (a) is wear (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
  21. 21.___ my sister carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.___ Nisha speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  25. 25.They ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
  26. 26.They ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) am playing
  27. 27.My sister ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am writing
  28. 28.You ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) are draw (d) am drawing
  29. 29.___ you buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.Neel ___ a mango at the moment. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
  31. 31.They ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) are bring (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
  32. 32.___ we climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  34. 34.___ he riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.My sister ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) is watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
  36. 36.___ I singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  39. 39.___ you going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.___ Zoya studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. am wearing
  3. is writing
  4. Are
  5. carrying
  6. are drinking
  7. are taking
  8. dancing
  9. are making
  10. are clapping
  11. writing
  12. playing
  13. Am
  14. cooking
  15. are wearing
  16. are watching
  17. Is
  18. are flying
  19. eating
  20. is wearing
  21. Is
  22. Is
  23. bringing
  24. running
  25. are going
  26. are playing
  27. is writing
  28. are drawing
  29. Are
  30. is eating
  31. are bringing
  32. Are
  33. wearing
  34. Is
  35. is watching
  36. Am
  37. clapping
  38. drinking
  39. Are
  40. Is

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