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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 24 · 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.___ they drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  3. 3.My sister ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is build (d) is building
  4. 4.___ Kabir riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  6. 6.She ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) is throw (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
  7. 7.We ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bring
  8. 8.We ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
  9. 9.___ you speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  11. 11.___ they feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  12. 12.Yash ___ a cap now. (a) is wear (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  13. 13.___ I eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.We ___ the room now. (a) are clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  15. 15.___ he feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.Zoya ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) are eating
  17. 17.My brother ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carry
  18. 18.Karan ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) is wear
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  20. 20.___ the children wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.They ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dance (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  22. 22.___ I buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.___ we catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.They ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drink (d) is drinking
  26. 26.___ my brother writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.She ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is sing
  28. 28.They ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) are bring (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  30. 30.I ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am ride (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is riding
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  32. 32.The children ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) are study
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  34. 34.___ she buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  36. 36.The students ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) are climb
  37. 37.My brother ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
  38. 38.I ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) am bake (d) is baking
  39. 39.Ira ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) is cook (d) am cooking
  40. 40.Ishaan ___ Grandma now. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping

Answer key

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

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