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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 421 · 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.You ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
  2. 2.We ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
  3. 3.You ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  4. 4.___ my brother carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  6. 6.___ my brother cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.My friends ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are draw
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  10. 10.___ Myra making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  12. 12.___ he clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  14. 14.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are wash
  15. 15.We ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) are speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  16. 16.We ___ a tree now. (a) are plant (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is planting
  17. 17.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.Saanvi ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) is run (c) am running (d) are running
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  20. 20.My sister ___ cricket right now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) are playing
  21. 21.You ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
  22. 22.Aarav ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  23. 23.Aditya ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  24. 24.___ Yash building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.___ we cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.___ I taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.___ you speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.___ Priya clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.We ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are draw
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  31. 31.___ she cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.She ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) is tell (d) are telling
  33. 33.___ I singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.He ___ a story right now. (a) is tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
  36. 36.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  37. 37.___ we planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  39. 39.___ she eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying

Answer key

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

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