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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 571 · 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.Sneha ___ science now. (a) is study (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) am studying
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  3. 3.___ they flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.___ my sister clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.My parents ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
  6. 6.___ my brother telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.I ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) am speak
  8. 8.They ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
  9. 9.He ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) is send
  10. 10.I ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) am wear (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
  11. 11.___ we studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  14. 14.___ you wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  17. 17.___ my parents flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  20. 20.___ you speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.I ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) am take
  22. 22.We ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) is playing
  23. 23.___ my sister baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.My parents ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) are study (c) is studying (d) am studying
  25. 25.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
  26. 26.I ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eat
  27. 27.You ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) is drinking
  28. 28.We ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  29. 29.___ my brother buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  30. 30.___ Yash feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.Nisha ___ a letter right now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is write
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
  33. 33.He ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wear (d) is wearing
  34. 34.They ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
  35. 35.He ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
  36. 36.___ he carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  38. 38.I ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am play
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing

Answer key

  1. is studying
  2. jogging
  3. Are
  4. Is
  5. are building
  6. Is
  7. am speaking
  8. are catching
  9. is sending
  10. am wearing
  11. Are
  12. flying
  13. drinking
  14. Are
  15. climbing
  16. baking
  17. Are
  18. Are
  19. cleaning
  20. Are
  21. am taking
  22. are playing
  23. Is
  24. are studying
  25. are climbing
  26. am eating
  27. are drinking
  28. are baking
  29. Is
  30. Is
  31. is writing
  32. studying
  33. is wearing
  34. are dancing
  35. is baking
  36. Is
  37. Is
  38. am playing
  39. winning
  40. buying

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