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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 490 · 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.___ she throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  3. 3.___ they buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.They ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  7. 7.___ we winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.___ you jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.___ Sneha studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.My brother ___ the ball right now. (a) is catch (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catching
  11. 11.___ I wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.You ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
  13. 13.___ you sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  14. 14.___ they cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.___ the children taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  17. 17.We ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) are writing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  21. 21.My sister ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) is drink (d) are drinking
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  24. 24.My parents ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wear (c) is wearing (d) are wearing
  25. 25.___ I running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  27. 27.___ we watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.You ___ a cap now. (a) are wear (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
  29. 29.___ Isha drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.___ they drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.You ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  32. 32.Ananya ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) is throw
  33. 33.He ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  34. 34.___ my cousins drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.___ Rohan eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.The children ___ tea now. (a) is making (b) are making (c) are make (d) am making
  37. 37.___ he climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.___ he winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.___ he drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.Pooja ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. drawing
  3. Are
  4. are planting
  5. building
  6. playing
  7. Are
  8. Are
  9. Is
  10. is catching
  11. Am
  12. are cleaning
  13. Are
  14. Are
  15. Are
  16. singing
  17. are writing
  18. buying
  19. flying
  20. riding
  21. is drinking
  22. cleaning
  23. climbing
  24. are wearing
  25. Am
  26. baking
  27. Are
  28. are wearing
  29. Is
  30. Are
  31. are climbing
  32. is throwing
  33. is jogging
  34. Are
  35. Is
  36. are making
  37. Is
  38. Is
  39. Is
  40. is jogging

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