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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 546 · 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.The children ___ milk right now. (a) are drink (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
  2. 2.My brother ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) takeeing (c) taking
  4. 4.___ my sister feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.___ I climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.___ you wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.She ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  9. 9.___ I carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.My sister ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
  12. 12.Dev ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) is sing (c) am singing (d) are singing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  14. 14.They ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) are bake
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
  16. 16.He ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) is ride
  17. 17.___ he studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.My cousins ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) are plant (d) is planting
  19. 19.We ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) is building (c) are build (d) are building
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  22. 22.___ Priya washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.She ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is flying
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  25. 25.My friends ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) are dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  26. 26.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) am wash
  28. 28.You ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are ride (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is riding
  29. 29.She ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  30. 30.___ I playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.I ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speak (d) am speaking
  32. 32.You ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
  33. 33.We ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are win (d) are winning
  34. 34.___ Rahul riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.They ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are sing
  36. 36.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) is jog
  37. 37.She ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  39. 39.We ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
  40. 40.Kabir ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is wash (d) is washing

Answer key

  1. are drinking
  2. is riding
  3. taking
  4. Is
  5. Am
  6. Are
  7. is flying
  8. washing
  9. Am
  10. is cooking
  11. planting
  12. is singing
  13. feeding
  14. are baking
  15. buying
  16. is riding
  17. Is
  18. are planting
  19. are building
  20. going
  21. jogging
  22. Is
  23. is flying
  24. writing
  25. are dancing
  26. Are
  27. am washing
  28. are riding
  29. is drinking
  30. Am
  31. am speaking
  32. are catching
  33. are winning
  34. Is
  35. are singing
  36. is jogging
  37. is baking
  38. speaking
  39. are baking
  40. is washing

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