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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 554 · 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 ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) are sing (d) is singing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
  4. 4.You ___ the bag right now. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
  5. 5.___ Rahul running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  6. 6.___ we swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.They ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) are studying
  8. 8.My cousins ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) are drinking
  9. 9.They ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) are fly
  10. 10.Isha ___ a cap now. (a) is wear (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  13. 13.___ my brother watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.___ we writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.___ I drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  17. 17.Tara ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) is clean (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  18. 18.We ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throw (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
  19. 19.You ___ the dishes now. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) am washing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
  21. 21.Vivaan ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) is studying (d) am studying
  22. 22.___ they speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.We ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) are send (c) is sending (d) am sending
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  25. 25.___ Vivaan jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.___ my brother riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.We ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) am telling
  28. 28.My brother ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
  29. 29.We ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are bake (c) am baking (d) are baking
  30. 30.He ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  31. 31.You ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
  33. 33.___ the students building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.___ they running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.___ Ira riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  38. 38.Vivaan ___ a cap now. (a) is wear (b) am wearing (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring

Answer key

  1. are singing
  2. building
  3. dancing
  4. are carrying
  5. Is
  6. Are
  7. are studying
  8. are drinking
  9. are flying
  10. is wearing
  11. writing
  12. flying
  13. Is
  14. Are
  15. Am
  16. planting
  17. is cleaning
  18. are throwing
  19. are washing
  20. playing
  21. is studying
  22. Are
  23. are sending
  24. swimming
  25. Is
  26. Is
  27. are telling
  28. is dancing
  29. are baking
  30. is bringing
  31. are speaking
  32. throwing
  33. Are
  34. Are
  35. Am
  36. Is
  37. running
  38. is wearing
  39. feeding
  40. wearing

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