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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 538 · 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 clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) is going (b) are going (c) am going (d) am go
  3. 3.I ___ tea now. (a) am make (b) is making (c) are making (d) am making
  4. 4.She ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) is speak
  5. 5.My brother ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
  6. 6.___ you cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.You ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) are drink (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
  8. 8.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  9. 9.___ my sister watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.___ Karan washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.Vivaan ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) am playing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  13. 13.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) are plant
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
  15. 15.He ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) is speak (d) are speaking
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  17. 17.___ my brother telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  19. 19.She ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) is run (d) are running
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  21. 21.My sister ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) is making (c) am making (d) is make
  22. 22.She ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  23. 23.We ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) is winning (d) are winning
  24. 24.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.___ my parents singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
  28. 28.___ we playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  31. 31.___ we sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  33. 33.My friends ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) are run (c) is running (d) am running
  34. 34.I ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eat (d) am eating
  35. 35.Pooja ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) is win (d) is winning
  36. 36.We ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) am playing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
  38. 38.You ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am baking (b) are bake (c) is baking (d) are baking
  39. 39.___ my cousins cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  40. 40.___ they watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. am going
  3. am making
  4. is speaking
  5. is watching
  6. Are
  7. are drinking
  8. Are
  9. Is
  10. Is
  11. is playing
  12. cooking
  13. are planting
  14. drawing
  15. is speaking
  16. playing
  17. Is
  18. bringing
  19. is running
  20. jogging
  21. is making
  22. is drawing
  23. are winning
  24. Are
  25. Are
  26. singing
  27. climbing
  28. Are
  29. catching
  30. running
  31. Are
  32. washing
  33. are running
  34. am eating
  35. is winning
  36. are playing
  37. feeding
  38. are baking
  39. Are
  40. Are

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