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 “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
- 2.You ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
- 3.We ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) are send (d) are sending
- 4.___ she carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 5.___ my friends carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
- 7.You ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
- 8.They ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am playing
- 9.We ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
- 10.He ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
- 11.My sister ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) am writing
- 12.She ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) is throw (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
- 13.___ he making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 14.___ Ira riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 15.___ he planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
- 17.The children ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speak
- 18.___ I singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
- 20.I ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) am jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
- 21.She ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is help (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is helping
- 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
- 23.He ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) am making (c) are making (d) is make
- 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
- 25.My brother ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) is study (d) are studying
- 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
- 27.___ we dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 28.My sister ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
- 29.___ I sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 30.___ I playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 31.You ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) is studying
- 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
- 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
- 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
- 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
- 36.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watch
- 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
- 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
- 39.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 40.Pooja ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
Answer key
- riding
- are baking
- are sending
- Is
- Are
- running
- are baking
- are playing
- are cooking
- is baking
- is writing
- is throwing
- Is
- Is
- Is
- writing
- are speaking
- Am
- dancing
- am jogging
- is helping
- going
- is making
- jogging
- is studying
- cleaning
- Are
- is washing
- Am
- Am
- are studying
- taking
- flying
- washing
- telling
- are watching
- studying
- helping
- Am
- is bringing
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