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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 449 · 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 bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.___ he washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.Nisha ___ Hindi now. (a) is speak (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
  5. 5.I ___ the match at the moment. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) am win
  6. 6.___ Karan winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.___ my cousins planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.___ we cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
  10. 10.___ they riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  11. 11.They ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eat
  12. 12.We ___ in the park right now. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  14. 14.___ Myra speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.___ I climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.___ he helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  18. 18.My sister ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
  19. 19.Sneha ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is help (d) is helping
  20. 20.___ the children washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.We ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
  22. 22.We ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  24. 24.He ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
  25. 25.We ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
  26. 26.I ___ vegetables right now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buy
  27. 27.We ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  30. 30.We ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are clean
  31. 31.My friends ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  32. 32.The students ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) is helping
  33. 33.___ I watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.He ___ a cake now. (a) is bake (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) am baking
  35. 35.___ Yash watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
  38. 38.I ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) am make (d) is making
  39. 39.My brother ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) am running (c) are running (d) is run
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying

Answer key

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

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