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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 496 · 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 right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  3. 3.I ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) am ride
  4. 4.We ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is singing (c) are singing (d) are sing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  6. 6.You ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
  7. 7.___ my sister studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  9. 9.___ I flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.She ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is take (d) is taking
  11. 11.Isha ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clap (d) is clapping
  12. 12.___ the students swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.___ my sister baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.___ he studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.Kunal ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is plant (d) is planting
  16. 16.___ I throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
  18. 18.You ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feed
  19. 19.My parents ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is running (d) are run
  20. 20.They ___ science at the moment. (a) are study (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) am studying
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
  22. 22.I ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) am carry (d) are carrying
  23. 23.___ Kabir eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) am watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
  25. 25.My sister ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) is plant
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  30. 30.___ my sister clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.Aarav ___ a message at the moment. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) are sending (d) is sending
  32. 32.___ Tara speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.___ I swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  35. 35.She ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cook
  36. 36.___ they building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  38. 38.___ Arjun helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  40. 40.He ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing

Answer key

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

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