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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 646 · 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.___ you eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  2. 2.We ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swim (d) are swimming
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  6. 6.___ he making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.They ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) are wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  8. 8.They ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) am baking
  9. 9.___ I climbing a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  10. 10.Rahul ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
  11. 11.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.I ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) am throw (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
  13. 13.___ I cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.___ Arjun washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  16. 16.You ___ the ball now. (a) are catch (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) am catching
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
  18. 18.___ my cousins catching the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.She ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runing (c) runeing
  21. 21.___ Riya jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  22. 22.Ananya ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
  23. 23.The children ___ Grandma right now. (a) are helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) is helping
  24. 24.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  26. 26.___ we going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.Tara ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speak (d) is speaking
  28. 28.Saanvi ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) am planting (d) are planting
  29. 29.You ___ a letter now. (a) are write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  31. 31.___ my parents dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
  33. 33.___ I watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
  35. 35.___ you running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.I ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dance (d) am dancing
  37. 37.Myra ___ on the stage now. (a) is dance (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  38. 38.She ___ a cap right now. (a) is wear (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wearing
  39. 39.You ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) are run (c) is running (d) are running
  40. 40.Isha ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) is bake (d) are baking

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. are swimming
  3. sending
  4. singing
  5. drinking
  6. Is
  7. are washing
  8. are baking
  9. Am
  10. is carrying
  11. Is
  12. am throwing
  13. Am
  14. Is
  15. cooking
  16. are catching
  17. baking
  18. Are
  19. is sending
  20. running
  21. Is
  22. is writing
  23. are helping
  24. Are
  25. making
  26. Are
  27. is speaking
  28. is planting
  29. are writing
  30. dancing
  31. Are
  32. am building
  33. Am
  34. cleaning
  35. Are
  36. am dancing
  37. is dancing
  38. is wearing
  39. are running
  40. is baking

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