Present Continuous Tense Worksheet
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.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
- 2.___ he buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 3.___ she studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
- 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
- 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
- 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
- 8.___ I baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 9.___ you winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 10.I ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am study (c) am studying (d) is studying
- 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
- 12.I ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) am tell (c) are telling (d) is telling
- 13.My friends ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) are carry (d) am carrying
- 14.You ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are go (c) is going (d) are going
- 15.___ she swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 16.___ he bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 17.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
- 18.___ you flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 19.___ the children studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 20.___ I building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 21.He ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) is speak (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
- 22.She ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feed (d) is feeding
- 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
- 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
- 25.___ Kabir taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
- 27.The students ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
- 28.I ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) am play (c) are playing (d) is playing
- 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
- 30.___ they washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 31.___ you going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
- 33.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are riding (c) am riding (d) are ride
- 34.___ my friends washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 35.___ they telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 36.He ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
- 37.You ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are take
- 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
- 39.My sister ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) is fly
- 40.My brother ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watch
Answer key
- winning
- Is
- Is
- buying
- climbing
- watching
- drawing
- Am
- Are
- am studying
- studying
- am telling
- are carrying
- are going
- Is
- Is
- are helping
- Are
- Are
- Am
- is speaking
- is feeding
- singing
- eating
- Is
- building
- are playing
- am playing
- carrying
- Are
- Are
- jogging
- are riding
- Are
- Are
- is sending
- are taking
- wearing
- is flying
- is watching
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