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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 520 · 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.___ you speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.You ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) are make (c) are making (d) is making
  3. 3.Nisha ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  4. 4.___ they writing a letter at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  5. 5.My sister ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) is help
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  7. 7.___ they catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.___ I feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.___ he throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.___ they washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.___ they telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.___ the students speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.___ the students riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  16. 16.Kunal ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is clean (d) are cleaning
  17. 17.___ Aisha catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  20. 20.I ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) am bring (d) am bringing
  21. 21.___ they singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.___ she running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  24. 24.___ he telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.___ we playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.___ she running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.I ___ the room right now. (a) am clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  30. 30.___ we clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  33. 33.The children ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  35. 35.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.She ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) is plant (d) am planting
  37. 37.___ she drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.The children ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are take (d) are taking
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
  40. 40.Aditya ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) is cook (d) am cooking

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. are making
  3. is carrying
  4. Are
  5. is helping
  6. watching
  7. Are
  8. Am
  9. Is
  10. Are
  11. Are
  12. Are
  13. Are
  14. cooking
  15. winning
  16. is cleaning
  17. Is
  18. sending
  19. wearing
  20. am bringing
  21. Are
  22. Is
  23. flying
  24. Is
  25. Are
  26. Is
  27. am cleaning
  28. bringing
  29. drinking
  30. Are
  31. building
  32. swimming
  33. are cooking
  34. climbing
  35. Are
  36. is planting
  37. Is
  38. are taking
  39. helping
  40. is cooking

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