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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 664 · 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.Dev ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) is help
  2. 2.___ he carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  4. 4.My brother ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) is send
  5. 5.The students ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speak (d) is speaking
  6. 6.My cousins ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
  7. 7.I ___ the room right now. (a) am clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  9. 9.I ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) am swim (d) am swimming
  10. 10.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  11. 11.He ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) is buy (d) am buying
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
  13. 13.___ I buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
  15. 15.___ I cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  19. 19.I ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) am eat (c) am eating (d) is eating
  20. 20.___ I sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.___ we clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.___ we telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  23. 23.___ he planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ we drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.Arjun ___ in the park right now. (a) is run (b) is running (c) am running (d) are running
  26. 26.He ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is help (c) is helping (d) am helping
  27. 27.I ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) am ride
  28. 28.She ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  29. 29.Meera ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) is run (c) am running (d) is running
  30. 30.They ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) are jog (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
  31. 31.Aarav ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) am studying (d) is studying
  32. 32.We ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) are ride
  33. 33.We ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wear (d) are wearing
  34. 34.___ he baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  36. 36.___ he catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  38. 38.They ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
  40. 40.Ira ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) is ride (c) am riding (d) are riding

Answer key

  1. is helping
  2. Is
  3. singing
  4. is sending
  5. are speaking
  6. are eating
  7. am cleaning
  8. sending
  9. am swimming
  10. Are
  11. is buying
  12. flying
  13. Am
  14. catching
  15. Am
  16. drinking
  17. speaking
  18. drawing
  19. am eating
  20. Am
  21. Are
  22. Are
  23. Is
  24. Are
  25. is running
  26. is helping
  27. am riding
  28. is bringing
  29. is running
  30. are jogging
  31. is studying
  32. are riding
  33. are wearing
  34. Is
  35. riding
  36. Is
  37. baking
  38. are eating
  39. cleaning
  40. is riding

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