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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 503 · 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.___ my cousins bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Aditya ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is play
  3. 3.Rohan ___ a message at the moment. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) are sending (d) is sending
  4. 4.They ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) are climb (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  5. 5.___ my sister dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.___ Isha helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.My parents ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) are study (d) am studying
  8. 8.___ the students buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.You ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is running (d) are run
  10. 10.___ Arjun winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
  12. 12.We ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) is sending (c) are send (d) am sending
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  14. 14.___ he helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.We ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) are watch (c) am watching (d) are watching
  16. 16.My brother ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) is buy
  17. 17.I ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) am write
  18. 18.We ___ a tree now. (a) are climb (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  21. 21.We ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) are run (d) is running
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
  23. 23.My brother ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) is throw (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  24. 24.My friends ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
  25. 25.___ she feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.My cousins ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) is baking
  27. 27.___ you dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.He ___ a tree right now. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) am planting (d) is planting
  29. 29.You ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) are speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  30. 30.Riya ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  31. 31.My friends ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) is studying
  32. 32.___ she drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.___ they swimming in the pool right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.We ___ the dog right now. (a) are feed (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  35. 35.___ we playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.We ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) are carry (d) am carrying
  37. 37.___ Rahul planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.We ___ for the team now. (a) are clap (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
  39. 39.___ Riya watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing

Answer key

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

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