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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 337 · 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.She ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) is sing
  2. 2.___ I writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.My brother ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is draw (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  4. 4.___ I feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  7. 7.___ Vivaan cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.They ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap
  9. 9.They ___ a cap now. (a) are wear (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  11. 11.___ Nisha singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.You ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  14. 14.___ Kabir taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.___ you riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  16. 16.You ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) are sing
  17. 17.___ they making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.___ my brother wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.___ he baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.Pooja ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) is write
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  23. 23.I ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) am play (d) am playing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
  25. 25.She ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
  26. 26.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speak (d) are speaking
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  28. 28.We ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  29. 29.___ we washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.___ she bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are build (c) are building (d) am building
  32. 32.They ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) is making (c) are make (d) am making
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
  34. 34.We ___ vegetables now. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
  35. 35.___ my sister taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.He ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) is run (d) am running
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  39. 39.___ you winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.My cousins ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) are drink (c) is drinking (d) are drinking

Answer key

  1. is singing
  2. Am
  3. is drawing
  4. Am
  5. watching
  6. flying
  7. Is
  8. are clapping
  9. are wearing
  10. building
  11. Is
  12. are dancing
  13. playing
  14. Is
  15. Are
  16. are singing
  17. Are
  18. Is
  19. Is
  20. is writing
  21. wearing
  22. running
  23. am playing
  24. catching
  25. is telling
  26. are speaking
  27. winning
  28. are feeding
  29. Are
  30. Is
  31. are building
  32. are making
  33. carrying
  34. are buying
  35. Is
  36. is running
  37. clapping
  38. buying
  39. Are
  40. are drinking

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