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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 551 · 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.___ Aditya throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.___ she bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.___ we bringing lunch now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  4. 4.Yash ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
  5. 5.___ you writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am run (b) are running (c) am running (d) is running
  7. 7.___ Saanvi speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  8. 8.Kabir ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) is take (d) are taking
  9. 9.My brother ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) am winning
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  11. 11.___ you going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.My brother ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
  13. 13.___ my sister sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.___ my brother throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.You ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) am telling
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
  18. 18.I ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) am bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  20. 20.___ we clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.___ Kavya clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.___ Nisha going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.___ they wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  25. 25.___ my sister planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  26. 26.___ I drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.___ she bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  29. 29.___ Aarav helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
  31. 31.They ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) are building (c) are build (d) is building
  32. 32.___ the students flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  36. 36.___ he running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.Saanvi ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is tell (d) is telling
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
  40. 40.___ I eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

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

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