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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 417 · 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.___ he running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.Priya ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  6. 6.We ___ a tree now. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
  7. 7.___ Neel eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.Sneha ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) is watch
  9. 9.Dev ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jog
  10. 10.___ my sister buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.You ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  14. 14.Priya ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) am catching
  15. 15.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) are build (c) am building (d) is building
  16. 16.___ you watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  17. 17.She ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) are making (c) am making (d) is making
  18. 18.___ I eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.My brother ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  21. 21.My sister ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
  22. 22.___ Rohan taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  25. 25.My brother ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) is catch
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  27. 27.___ Priya speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.___ they writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  30. 30.My sister ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) is throw (c) are throwing (d) am throwing
  31. 31.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.Ishaan ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) is climb (d) are climbing
  33. 33.You ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) are build (c) are building (d) is building
  34. 34.___ we buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) am washing
  36. 36.___ you making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.The children ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) are ride (c) am riding (d) are riding
  38. 38.My brother ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  39. 39.___ they winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.___ I riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. is helping
  3. speaking
  4. drinking
  5. helping
  6. are planting
  7. Is
  8. is watching
  9. is jogging
  10. Is
  11. Am
  12. are drawing
  13. studying
  14. is catching
  15. are building
  16. Are
  17. is making
  18. Am
  19. is playing
  20. running
  21. is washing
  22. Is
  23. bringing
  24. playing
  25. is catching
  26. making
  27. Is
  28. Are
  29. jogging
  30. is throwing
  31. Am
  32. is climbing
  33. are building
  34. Are
  35. are washing
  36. Are
  37. are riding
  38. is playing
  39. Are
  40. Am

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