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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 301 · 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 sister speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  2. 2.___ my sister singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
  4. 4.I ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am bake
  5. 5.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) are build (c) are building (d) am building
  6. 6.We ___ a mango right now. (a) are eat (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eating
  7. 7.___ the children dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.You ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) are run (c) is running (d) am running
  9. 9.I ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) am drink (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
  10. 10.They ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carry
  11. 11.I ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am make (d) am making
  12. 12.___ he speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.The students ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climb (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  14. 14.Nisha ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
  15. 15.They ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) are draw
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  17. 17.I ___ the ball right now. (a) am throw (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  19. 19.He ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) is plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
  20. 20.___ my parents flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.She ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
  22. 22.___ you cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.You ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) are fly (d) is flying
  24. 24.___ I sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.You ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  26. 26.She ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) is send (c) is sending (d) am sending
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  28. 28.Ira ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  30. 30.I ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) am making (c) am make (d) are making
  31. 31.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.___ I drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.___ I flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  35. 35.My brother ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) is dance (d) are dancing
  36. 36.He ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing

Answer key

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

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