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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 591 · 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.___ I going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.___ Diya taking the train now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.___ she cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  6. 6.He ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) is cook (d) are cooking
  7. 7.My parents ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) are feed (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  8. 8.___ I eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.They ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) is watching
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
  11. 11.___ Kunal making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.___ Neel running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.___ she bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  15. 15.___ my cousins eating a mango now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.I ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wear (b) am wearing (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
  17. 17.You ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swim (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
  18. 18.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) are help (d) am helping
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  20. 20.Yash ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) is take
  21. 21.My sister ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wear
  22. 22.Vivaan ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) is catch
  23. 23.Farhan ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
  24. 24.___ Meera taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.___ Isha washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.Arjun ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) is write
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
  29. 29.Pooja ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) are throwing
  30. 30.They ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drinking (d) are drink
  31. 31.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) are flying
  32. 32.We ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) are win
  33. 33.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.My sister ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) is wash (c) is washing (d) are washing
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  36. 36.Meera ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throw
  37. 37.You ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are help (c) is helping (d) are helping
  38. 38.We ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) are drink (d) is drinking
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  40. 40.We ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) are throw (d) am throwing

Answer key

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

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