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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 342 · 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.He ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speak (d) is speaking
  2. 2.___ you winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.___ the children carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  5. 5.My cousins ___ a mango right now. (a) are eat (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) is eating
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  7. 7.___ you planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.___ you eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  10. 10.Meera ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  12. 12.___ the students riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.We ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) are take (c) am taking (d) are taking
  14. 14.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) am plant (c) am planting (d) is planting
  15. 15.They ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  16. 16.My brother ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) is study
  17. 17.___ Isha jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  19. 19.___ my brother riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.They ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) are win (c) am winning (d) is winning
  21. 21.___ Priya making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.You ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
  23. 23.Aditya ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
  24. 24.___ he running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.___ they making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.He ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) is running (c) am running (d) is run
  27. 27.You ___ the match right now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) are win (d) is winning
  28. 28.___ he singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.___ my sister washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Aarav ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) is draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  31. 31.___ Sneha wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.___ we writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.Pooja ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speak
  34. 34.They ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) are plant
  35. 35.___ she buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.Farhan ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) are studying
  37. 37.We ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) are clap (d) is clapping
  38. 38.He ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying

Answer key

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

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