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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 254 · 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 brother playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.___ we swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.Vivaan ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is ride (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) am riding
  4. 4.___ she wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  7. 7.___ she helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.My friends ___ tea right now. (a) are make (b) are making (c) am making (d) is making
  9. 9.She ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) am writing
  10. 10.___ I speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  14. 14.He ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is help (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am helping
  15. 15.___ you going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.___ the students flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.They ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) are go (c) is going (d) am going
  18. 18.My sister ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) am throwing
  19. 19.___ Diya wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  21. 21.She ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  23. 23.Ananya ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climb
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  25. 25.Isha ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) are baking
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  27. 27.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  30. 30.___ you wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ Kabir building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.We ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) are take (c) is taking (d) am taking
  33. 33.We ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
  34. 34.You ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) are dance (d) am dancing
  35. 35.She ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is wash
  36. 36.___ she making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.I ___ science at the moment. (a) am study (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) is studying
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  40. 40.___ they singing a song right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

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

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