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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 588 · 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.My sister ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) is bring (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
  2. 2.Farhan ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) is sending (d) are sending
  3. 3.My friends ___ a tree right now. (a) are plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  5. 5.___ he baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  6. 6.___ you clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.We ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) are speak (c) am speaking (d) is speaking
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  9. 9.___ they washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  12. 12.I ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am write
  13. 13.The students ___ a cake right now. (a) are bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
  14. 14.My brother ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
  15. 15.___ they flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.Aditya ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) is study
  17. 17.The children ___ a story at the moment. (a) are tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
  18. 18.She ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is send
  19. 19.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.___ Meera studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
  22. 22.Priya ___ the dog now. (a) is feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  23. 23.They ___ a mango right now. (a) are eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
  24. 24.My sister ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) is ride
  25. 25.You ___ the dishes now. (a) are wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
  26. 26.___ I playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  28. 28.___ Dev playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.You ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) are swim (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
  30. 30.He ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feed
  31. 31.___ I catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ we singing a song right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  34. 34.I ___ the room right now. (a) am clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
  35. 35.___ he throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.I ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) am buy (c) is buying (d) are buying
  38. 38.___ the children going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.___ I making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.My brother ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) is studying

Answer key

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

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