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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 555 · 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 ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are tell
  2. 2.He ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) is sing
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  4. 4.___ Kavya writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  5. 5.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) am fly (d) are flying
  6. 6.___ my sister studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.He ___ the match at the moment. (a) is win (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  8. 8.___ the children speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.We ___ a picture now. (a) are draw (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  10. 10.My parents ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are sing (d) are singing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  13. 13.___ she feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  14. 14.He ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is help (c) am helping (d) is helping
  15. 15.___ I clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.___ we winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.My cousins ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  18. 18.The children ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  19. 19.___ my friends bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  21. 21.She ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
  22. 22.The students ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) are speak (d) am speaking
  23. 23.Yash ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is help (c) am helping (d) is helping
  24. 24.___ Karan helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.Ishaan ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) is wash
  26. 26.___ I throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  28. 28.___ you buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  31. 31.___ he running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
  33. 33.I ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) am ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
  34. 34.My parents ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) are draw (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
  36. 36.___ my brother watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.___ they helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.___ you studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.Arjun ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) is tell (d) am telling
  40. 40.___ you drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

  1. are telling
  2. is singing
  3. baking
  4. Is
  5. am flying
  6. Is
  7. is winning
  8. Are
  9. are drawing
  10. are singing
  11. bringing
  12. helping
  13. Is
  14. is helping
  15. Am
  16. Are
  17. are feeding
  18. are clapping
  19. Are
  20. cooking
  21. is baking
  22. are speaking
  23. is helping
  24. Is
  25. is washing
  26. Am
  27. carrying
  28. Are
  29. speaking
  30. swimming
  31. Is
  32. building
  33. am riding
  34. are drawing
  35. flying
  36. Is
  37. Are
  38. Are
  39. is telling
  40. Are

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