Present Continuous Tense Worksheet
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.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
- 2.___ you running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 3.___ they throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
- 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
- 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
- 7.___ my sister watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 8.She ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) am planting (d) is plant
- 9.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throw (d) is throwing
- 10.You ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
- 11.Kavya ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) is study
- 12.I ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eat (c) are eating (d) am eating
- 13.I ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) am write (d) am writing
- 14.My cousins ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
- 15.My sister ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) am taking
- 16.___ Rohan planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 17.We ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
- 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
- 19.Kabir ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) is build (d) am building
- 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
- 21.My sister ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
- 22.The students ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are help (d) are helping
- 23.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 24.___ he washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 25.___ you baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 26.She ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) is write
- 27.Myra ___ Hindi now. (a) is speak (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
- 28.My brother ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is make (d) is making
- 29.___ he taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
- 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
- 32.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 33.He ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
- 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
- 35.My friends ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) are go
- 36.He ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) are playing
- 37.Neel ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) is play
- 38.Sneha ___ lunch right now. (a) is bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
- 39.___ they buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
Answer key
- taking
- Are
- Are
- cleaning
- baking
- making
- Is
- is planting
- are throwing
- are cleaning
- is studying
- am eating
- am writing
- are riding
- is taking
- Is
- are drawing
- planting
- is building
- writing
- is bringing
- are helping
- Is
- Is
- Are
- is writing
- is speaking
- is making
- Is
- cooking
- playing
- Are
- is flying
- clapping
- are going
- is playing
- is playing
- is bringing
- Are
- helping
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