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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 378 · 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.___ I carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.I ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) am make (d) is making
  3. 3.My brother ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) is draw (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  4. 4.___ Aarav playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.___ my sister clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  7. 7.You ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) are win
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  9. 9.They ___ the dog right now. (a) are feed (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
  10. 10.I ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) am sing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  12. 12.My sister ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  14. 14.She ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) is make (d) am making
  15. 15.My parents ___ a message now. (a) are send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
  16. 16.___ my cousins going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.___ she drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.We ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) are ride
  19. 19.Rahul ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) am washing
  20. 20.___ Arjun climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.___ Tara telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  24. 24.___ Ira building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.They ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) are play
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  28. 28.___ she feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  30. 30.We ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
  31. 31.___ she watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  33. 33.___ my brother planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.Aditya ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is run (b) am running (c) is running (d) are running
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  36. 36.___ they going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
  38. 38.___ you speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.My parents ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
  40. 40.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) is running (c) am running (d) am run

Answer key

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

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