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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 285 · 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 speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.___ he singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.I ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) am win (c) is winning (d) am winning
  4. 4.They ___ the dishes right now. (a) are wash (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
  5. 5.My brother ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
  6. 6.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) are wash (d) is washing
  7. 7.Isha ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
  8. 8.___ you dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.___ my brother baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  11. 11.They ___ a cap now. (a) are wear (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
  12. 12.Rahul ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
  13. 13.My parents ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speak
  14. 14.___ Omkar taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.My parents ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) are drink (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
  16. 16.My parents ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  18. 18.___ Manav jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  22. 22.The students ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  23. 23.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.___ I riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.She ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) are writing
  26. 26.___ my brother helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.My cousins ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
  28. 28.The students ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
  29. 29.They ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
  30. 30.My brother ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) is buy (c) is buying (d) are buying
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  32. 32.My friends ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) are take
  33. 33.My sister ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) am sending
  34. 34.___ you taking the train right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.___ the students playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  37. 37.___ my sister wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.He ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
  39. 39.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.___ I eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. Is
  3. am winning
  4. are washing
  5. is dancing
  6. are washing
  7. is drawing
  8. Are
  9. Is
  10. cooking
  11. are wearing
  12. is washing
  13. are speaking
  14. Is
  15. are drinking
  16. are feeding
  17. taking
  18. Is
  19. riding
  20. catching
  21. studying
  22. are speaking
  23. Am
  24. Am
  25. is writing
  26. Is
  27. are feeding
  28. are watching
  29. are climbing
  30. is buying
  31. eating
  32. are taking
  33. is sending
  34. Are
  35. Are
  36. running
  37. Is
  38. is eating
  39. Are
  40. Am

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