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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 346 · 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.___ they studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am wash (d) am washing
  3. 3.We ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) are write
  4. 4.They ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  5. 5.___ my brother drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.___ Rahul playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  8. 8.___ I studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.She ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
  10. 10.My brother ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carry (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
  11. 11.You ___ to school right now. (a) are going (b) is going (c) are go (d) am going
  12. 12.You ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) am running (c) are running (d) is running
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  17. 17.___ I dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  20. 20.___ my friends playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  22. 22.Omkar ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) is watch
  23. 23.My brother ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  26. 26.___ the children playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.I ___ the dog now. (a) am feed (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
  29. 29.I ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) am throw
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
  31. 31.___ Aditya catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.Priya ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  33. 33.Sneha ___ a cake right now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  34. 34.We ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) are drink (d) is drinking
  35. 35.I ___ Hindi now. (a) am speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  36. 36.___ we eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.You ___ a song right now. (a) are sing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) am singing
  38. 38.They ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) are running (c) are run (d) am running
  39. 39.He ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
  40. 40.___ Rahul flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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