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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 385 · 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.Priya ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) is plant
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  3. 3.___ Dev planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  5. 5.The children ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) are sing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  6. 6.He ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are running (d) is run
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
  8. 8.___ she drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.___ I writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  11. 11.___ my cousins throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.Neel ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) is speak (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
  13. 13.___ Ira helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.___ you dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.I ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is running (c) am running (d) am run
  16. 16.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  17. 17.___ you riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.She ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) is buying
  19. 19.I ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cook (d) am cooking
  20. 20.___ Omkar climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  22. 22.___ Kavya telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.___ I washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) am fly
  25. 25.You ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  26. 26.We ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  27. 27.___ he cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.We ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) are cook
  29. 29.He ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) is ride (c) am riding (d) is riding
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  35. 35.Aarav ___ science now. (a) is study (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) is studying
  36. 36.They ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  37. 37.The students ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  38. 38.___ we taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  39. 39.___ she wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.___ she helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

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

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