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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 55 · 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.She ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) am jogging
  2. 2.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.We ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
  4. 4.The students ___ the bag right now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  6. 6.___ Nisha drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.She ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
  9. 9.___ he wearing a cap right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  11. 11.She ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) is buy (c) is buying (d) am buying
  12. 12.___ we swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.___ they throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.Saanvi ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  15. 15.___ they climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.___ they jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  18. 18.___ I washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  19. 19.We ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) are help (d) am helping
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  21. 21.___ you telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  23. 23.___ I clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.___ I riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.___ she sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.They ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catch (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catching
  27. 27.___ we drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.___ he throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.___ I riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.Zoya ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) is buy
  31. 31.___ she drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.Aisha ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  33. 33.___ Ishaan writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.He ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) am bringing
  35. 35.___ Ira drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  36. 36.___ my parents singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  37. 37.___ we telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.___ he planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  39. 39.___ Dev singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.They ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eat (c) are eating (d) is eating

Answer key

  1. is jogging
  2. Are
  3. are speaking
  4. are carrying
  5. drinking
  6. Is
  7. is eating
  8. eating
  9. Is
  10. Are
  11. is buying
  12. Are
  13. Are
  14. is dancing
  15. Are
  16. Are
  17. winning
  18. Am
  19. are helping
  20. telling
  21. Are
  22. going
  23. Am
  24. Am
  25. Is
  26. are catching
  27. Are
  28. Is
  29. Am
  30. is buying
  31. Is
  32. is jogging
  33. Is
  34. is bringing
  35. Is
  36. Are
  37. Are
  38. Is
  39. Is
  40. are eating

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