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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 529 · 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.We ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) are run (c) are running (d) is running
  2. 2.___ I eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.We ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) is eating (d) are eating
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  5. 5.You ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) is running (c) am running (d) are running
  6. 6.___ my sister jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
  9. 9.___ Sneha cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.___ my brother sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.___ you making tea right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.___ she running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.You ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) are wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  16. 16.I ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) am speak
  17. 17.___ she feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  19. 19.She ___ a cartoon right now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) is watching
  20. 20.My friends ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
  21. 21.My brother ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
  22. 22.Kavya ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) is tell (c) am telling (d) is telling
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
  25. 25.My brother ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are building (d) is build
  26. 26.___ she cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.___ they playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  28. 28.You ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  29. 29.___ I telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.I ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am clean
  31. 31.My brother ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) is write (c) are writing (d) is writing
  32. 32.We ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) is taking (c) are take (d) are taking
  33. 33.___ Rahul carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.___ they drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  36. 36.___ we taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  38. 38.___ she speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.We ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) are study
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing

Answer key

  1. are running
  2. Am
  3. are eating
  4. flying
  5. are running
  6. Is
  7. buying
  8. jogging
  9. Is
  10. Is
  11. Are
  12. Is
  13. are washing
  14. running
  15. studying
  16. am speaking
  17. Is
  18. planting
  19. is watching
  20. are cooking
  21. is riding
  22. is telling
  23. drinking
  24. sending
  25. is building
  26. Is
  27. Are
  28. are climbing
  29. Am
  30. am cleaning
  31. is writing
  32. are taking
  33. Is
  34. Are
  35. writing
  36. Are
  37. bringing
  38. Is
  39. are studying
  40. playing

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