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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 414 · 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.Yash ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) is drink
  2. 2.He ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
  3. 3.___ my brother watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.My brother ___ the train right now. (a) am taking (b) is taking (c) is take (d) are taking
  5. 5.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am clean (d) am cleaning
  6. 6.___ she writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.___ Neel telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.You ___ a tree now. (a) are plant (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) is planting
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  10. 10.My brother ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  11. 11.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.I ___ in the pool now. (a) am swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  13. 13.___ the students dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.My brother ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) is send (c) are sending (d) am sending
  15. 15.He ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) is cook
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  18. 18.___ I cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.He ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  20. 20.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) is run (c) is running (d) are running
  21. 21.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are building (c) are build (d) am building
  22. 22.___ I winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  24. 24.___ my sister speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.My friends ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) is cleaning
  26. 26.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
  27. 27.___ Zoya catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  29. 29.___ Yash playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.Kunal ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speak
  31. 31.___ they climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.Rahul ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) is drink (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
  33. 33.I ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) am wear (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
  34. 34.My cousins ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  35. 35.My friends ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  36. 36.___ I wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.My friends ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) are drink (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
  38. 38.They ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) is winning
  39. 39.He ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are running (d) is run
  40. 40.___ she eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

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

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