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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 493 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  2. 2.We ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) are draw
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  5. 5.Diya ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  7. 7.___ I speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  8. 8.Saanvi ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) is build (d) am building
  9. 9.___ I studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.He ___ in the park right now. (a) is running (b) am running (c) is run (d) are running
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  12. 12.We ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) is studying
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  14. 14.___ Isha sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.___ my brother flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.We ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
  17. 17.___ Myra baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.___ Omkar baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.___ Kabir running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) am go (b) is going (c) are going (d) am going
  21. 21.Riya ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are building (d) is build
  22. 22.She ___ milk right now. (a) is drink (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
  23. 23.He ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dance
  24. 24.___ Priya baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.Rohan ___ a cap right now. (a) is wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
  26. 26.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are run (b) are running (c) am running (d) is running
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
  28. 28.___ I wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climb
  30. 30.___ they cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.My sister ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) is run (c) is running (d) are running
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  33. 33.We ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) am studying
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  35. 35.Riya ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) are making (c) is make (d) is making
  36. 36.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) am swim (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  37. 37.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  39. 39.___ my friends throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.___ I flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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