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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 410 · 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.___ she dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  3. 3.___ Kabir buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.___ we sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.___ she drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.Neel ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catch (d) is catching
  7. 7.___ my friends cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.My cousins ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  11. 11.Meera ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) am studying (d) is studying
  12. 12.___ she singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.They ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) are play
  14. 14.You ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) are climb (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  15. 15.He ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
  16. 16.___ they studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.___ she winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.___ she swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.___ they riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  21. 21.I ___ the ball now. (a) am throw (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
  22. 22.Saanvi ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  23. 23.You ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) are write
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  26. 26.My brother ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  27. 27.___ Rahul drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  29. 29.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  31. 31.___ we buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.___ my brother throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  34. 34.___ she running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.___ my cousins studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.___ you drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.The students ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) am flying (d) are fly
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  40. 40.___ he carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. am flying
  3. Is
  4. Are
  5. Is
  6. is catching
  7. Are
  8. are flying
  9. throwing
  10. wearing
  11. is studying
  12. Is
  13. are playing
  14. are climbing
  15. is swimming
  16. Are
  17. Is
  18. Is
  19. Are
  20. telling
  21. am throwing
  22. is cooking
  23. are writing
  24. drawing
  25. jogging
  26. is carrying
  27. Is
  28. carrying
  29. Am
  30. watching
  31. Are
  32. Is
  33. clapping
  34. Is
  35. Are
  36. Are
  37. are flying
  38. running
  39. planting
  40. Is

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