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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 468 · 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 ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  3. 3.They ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) are run (d) is running
  4. 4.She ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wear (d) are wearing
  5. 5.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) is fly
  6. 6.___ she playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  8. 8.___ they baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.___ Nisha helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.The students ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
  12. 12.He ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) is clean
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  16. 16.___ I speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.You ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  19. 19.They ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) are feed (d) am feeding
  20. 20.___ my brother buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.We ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) are draw (d) is drawing
  22. 22.They ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dance (d) is dancing
  23. 23.___ the children making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) am wash
  25. 25.___ Kavya drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) am watch (d) am watching
  27. 27.___ Isha clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.You ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) am making (d) are make
  29. 29.___ he going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  31. 31.The students ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  33. 33.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swim (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  35. 35.We ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) are build (c) is building (d) am building
  36. 36.___ they writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.My brother ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is run (d) is running
  38. 38.___ I running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  40. 40.___ she cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. are drawing
  2. cleaning
  3. are running
  4. is wearing
  5. is flying
  6. Is
  7. singing
  8. Are
  9. Are
  10. Is
  11. are carrying
  12. is cleaning
  13. feeding
  14. helping
  15. going
  16. Am
  17. are throwing
  18. writing
  19. are feeding
  20. Is
  21. are drawing
  22. are dancing
  23. Are
  24. am washing
  25. Is
  26. am watching
  27. Is
  28. are making
  29. Is
  30. washing
  31. are drinking
  32. bringing
  33. am swimming
  34. winning
  35. are building
  36. Are
  37. is running
  38. Am
  39. baking
  40. Is

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