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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 335 · 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.Omkar ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) is buy
  2. 2.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.She ___ a song right now. (a) is sing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are singing
  4. 4.___ the students studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.Isha ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) is clap (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  6. 6.___ they taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.You ___ a kite right now. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
  8. 8.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) am throw (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  10. 10.Aarav ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) is wash
  11. 11.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  12. 12.___ Sneha cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.They ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) are eat (d) am eating
  14. 14.She ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is taking
  15. 15.My sister ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  16. 16.___ Vivaan clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.My brother ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) is study
  18. 18.My cousins ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eat (c) am eating (d) are eating
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  20. 20.We ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speak (d) is speaking
  21. 21.___ my friends sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  23. 23.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  24. 24.___ I swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  28. 28.___ Ananya speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.___ you running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.Meera ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) is jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  31. 31.___ I making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.___ he singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.___ Vivaan eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  36. 36.___ she drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.My brother ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) is feed
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  39. 39.He ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
  40. 40.___ you feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. is buying
  2. Are
  3. is singing
  4. Are
  5. is clapping
  6. Are
  7. are flying
  8. am throwing
  9. bringing
  10. is washing
  11. are jogging
  12. Is
  13. are eating
  14. is taking
  15. is watching
  16. Is
  17. is studying
  18. are eating
  19. sending
  20. are speaking
  21. Are
  22. carrying
  23. is flying
  24. Am
  25. studying
  26. cleaning
  27. buying
  28. Is
  29. Are
  30. is jogging
  31. Am
  32. Is
  33. Is
  34. washing
  35. riding
  36. Is
  37. is feeding
  38. playing
  39. is watching
  40. Are

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