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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 429 · 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.Ishaan ___ the room right now. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
  2. 2.___ you studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.___ we baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.We ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  5. 5.___ he sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) am play (d) is playing
  7. 7.___ Isha baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.Yash ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) is climbing (c) is climb (d) am climbing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  11. 11.You ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
  12. 12.Karan ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) is take
  13. 13.The children ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buying
  14. 14.___ they building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.___ Sneha swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.You ___ a cake now. (a) are bake (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is baking
  17. 17.___ my sister running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
  20. 20.___ my sister running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.Vivaan ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) is fly
  22. 22.We ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is helping
  23. 23.___ Ananya bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.___ the students winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  26. 26.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.___ my cousins speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.___ Yash carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.___ Priya playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.My brother ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am building (d) is build
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  32. 32.We ___ the ball now. (a) are catch (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) is catching
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  34. 34.My brother ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is baking
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  37. 37.He ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
  38. 38.We ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  39. 39.They ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are tell
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing

Answer key

  1. is cleaning
  2. Are
  3. Are
  4. are studying
  5. Is
  6. am playing
  7. Is
  8. is climbing
  9. drawing
  10. studying
  11. are bringing
  12. is taking
  13. are buying
  14. Are
  15. Is
  16. are baking
  17. Is
  18. carrying
  19. making
  20. Is
  21. is flying
  22. are helping
  23. Is
  24. Are
  25. dancing
  26. Am
  27. Are
  28. Is
  29. Is
  30. is building
  31. sending
  32. are catching
  33. cooking
  34. is baking
  35. feeding
  36. bringing
  37. is jogging
  38. are cooking
  39. are telling
  40. eating

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