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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 388 · 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.___ we going to school now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.___ she drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.___ you clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.___ we drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  7. 7.___ you bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.They ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) are write (d) are writing
  9. 9.You ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) are drink
  10. 10.___ the children washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  13. 13.I ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am study (c) am studying (d) is studying
  14. 14.She ___ the ball now. (a) is catch (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) are catching
  15. 15.She ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) is sing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  18. 18.You ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) are send (c) am sending (d) are sending
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  21. 21.The children ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) are eat (d) is eating
  22. 22.___ she playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  24. 24.We ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speak
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  26. 26.___ we feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.She ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  28. 28.Zoya ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
  29. 29.___ Aditya singing a song right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.She ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bring
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  32. 32.You ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) are buy (d) is buying
  33. 33.He ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
  34. 34.___ the students climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.___ he buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.She ___ in the park right now. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  38. 38.Arjun ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is draw (d) is drawing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  40. 40.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are building (d) am build

Answer key

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

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