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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 65 · 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 baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.___ Pooja catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.We ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
  4. 4.Aditya ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) is bake (c) am baking (d) are baking
  5. 5.Aisha ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) is wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  8. 8.___ the children cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.Rahul ___ a letter now. (a) is write (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) are writing
  10. 10.___ you drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.The students ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinking (c) drinkeing
  14. 14.He ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) is plant
  15. 15.Ishaan ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  17. 17.___ he watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  18. 18.Priya ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
  19. 19.My cousins ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) are play
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  23. 23.___ I planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  25. 25.___ Omkar winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.You ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
  27. 27.___ we running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  29. 29.She ___ lunch now. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  30. 30.We ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) are catch (d) is catching
  31. 31.___ you watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.___ Manav telling a story at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.___ he riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.We ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) are study
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  36. 36.They ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) are dance (d) is dancing
  37. 37.___ we catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  39. 39.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.You ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swimming

Answer key

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

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