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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 403 · 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 feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.We ___ cricket right now. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is playing
  3. 3.___ they wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.___ my cousins dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.Pooja ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) is fly (c) are flying (d) am flying
  6. 6.___ you feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.She ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is writing (d) is write
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  9. 9.The students ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) are draw (d) am drawing
  10. 10.___ Karan drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
  13. 13.My cousins ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) are dance (d) am dancing
  14. 14.My sister ___ the bag right now. (a) is carry (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  16. 16.My brother ___ Hindi now. (a) is speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  17. 17.___ he clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.___ you carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  20. 20.They ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
  21. 21.___ I cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  22. 22.The students ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drink
  23. 23.The students ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
  24. 24.They ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is playing
  25. 25.Aarav ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drink
  26. 26.___ you cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.___ my brother watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  29. 29.The children ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are win
  30. 30.___ my sister eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.You ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) are wash
  32. 32.They ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) are ride
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  34. 34.I ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) am send (c) are sending (d) am sending
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  36. 36.___ he swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.___ she cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.___ he throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.He ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are running (d) is run
  40. 40.___ you clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

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

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