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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 33 · 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.You ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) are ride
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  3. 3.My brother ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is build (d) is building
  4. 4.___ he studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.Yash ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is build (d) is building
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  7. 7.___ he going to school now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  9. 9.___ she eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  11. 11.We ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) are catch
  12. 12.My brother ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) is sing (d) is singing
  13. 13.You ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  16. 16.___ the students building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  18. 18.He ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  19. 19.My cousins ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) is flying
  20. 20.My sister ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) is run (d) are running
  21. 21.___ Vivaan going to school now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  23. 23.He ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is clean
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  25. 25.___ my sister feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.The children ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) are run (c) am running (d) are running
  27. 27.___ she drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.___ he running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.I ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) am speak (d) are speaking
  30. 30.I ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) am build (c) is building (d) are building
  31. 31.He ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  34. 34.They ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  36. 36.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watch
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  38. 38.My cousins ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) are eat (d) am eating
  39. 39.___ Kabir planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.I ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) am send (d) am sending

Answer key

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

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