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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 456 · 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.___ I singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  3. 3.You ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
  4. 4.___ I winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.___ my sister going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.___ I drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.My brother ___ a message right now. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) are sending
  9. 9.You ___ to school right now. (a) are go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
  10. 10.You ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) are go
  11. 11.We ___ the ball now. (a) are catch (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) am catching
  12. 12.___ I speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.He ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) is drink
  14. 14.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are build (c) are building (d) is building
  15. 15.Aarav ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
  16. 16.___ she drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  20. 20.___ Kavya helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.___ you going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.___ my brother watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.___ I studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  27. 27.___ she baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.___ my parents swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.___ I singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.We ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) are speaking
  31. 31.We ___ tea right now. (a) are make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  33. 33.My parents ___ the train at the moment. (a) are take (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) is taking
  34. 34.___ my friends watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.___ she cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.I ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) am go (c) am going (d) is going
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
  38. 38.He ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) is draw (d) am drawing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  40. 40.___ I building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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