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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 569 · 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.Aarav ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
  2. 2.She ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
  3. 3.___ Dev watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.We ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  7. 7.Yash ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drink (d) am drinking
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  10. 10.My sister ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
  11. 11.Tara ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is run (d) is running
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  13. 13.___ Aditya planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.___ the children buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.You ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) is making (c) am making (d) are make
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  17. 17.___ she bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.___ we clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.___ you making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.___ we studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.___ you bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  23. 23.The children ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
  24. 24.___ my friends running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.___ she planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  27. 27.My sister ___ a story now. (a) is tell (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are telling
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  29. 29.___ Neel throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.___ my brother riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ I cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  33. 33.___ you throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.She ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) am swimming
  35. 35.I ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) am cook (d) is cooking
  36. 36.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climb
  37. 37.I ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) am draw (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  38. 38.I ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) am ride (d) am riding
  39. 39.___ I eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) are watch

Answer key

  1. is eating
  2. is eating
  3. Is
  4. are catching
  5. speaking
  6. catching
  7. is drinking
  8. feeding
  9. swimming
  10. is riding
  11. is running
  12. drawing
  13. Is
  14. Are
  15. are making
  16. cooking
  17. Is
  18. Are
  19. Are
  20. Are
  21. Are
  22. writing
  23. are flying
  24. Are
  25. Is
  26. winning
  27. is telling
  28. helping
  29. Is
  30. Is
  31. Am
  32. dancing
  33. Are
  34. is swimming
  35. am cooking
  36. is climbing
  37. am drawing
  38. am riding
  39. Am
  40. are watching

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