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.They ___ for the team at the moment. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap
- 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
- 3.She ___ a picture right now. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
- 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
- 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
- 6.___ he wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
- 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
- 9.I ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) am writing (d) am write
- 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
- 11.___ we speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 12.___ he writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
- 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
- 15.My brother ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eating (d) is eat
- 16.We ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) are sing (d) is singing
- 17.Ananya ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) is study (d) am studying
- 18.We ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
- 19.___ Rahul wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 20.My brother ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feed (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) are feeding
- 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
- 22.You ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) are studying (d) is studying
- 23.My brother ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
- 24.My parents ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
- 25.She ___ in the park now. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
- 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
- 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
- 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
- 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
- 30.He ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
- 31.___ I winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
- 33.He ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
- 34.He ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) is study (c) am studying (d) is studying
- 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
- 36.We ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swim (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
- 37.___ I singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 38.___ my brother jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
- 40.She ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) is eat
Answer key
- are clapping
- planting
- is drawing
- helping
- baking
- Is
- running
- jogging
- am writing
- eating
- Are
- Is
- writing
- wearing
- is eating
- are singing
- is studying
- are buying
- Is
- is feeding
- dancing
- are studying
- is telling
- are baking
- is jogging
- winning
- drawing
- studying
- throwing
- is telling
- Am
- sending
- is watching
- is studying
- playing
- are swimming
- Am
- Is
- telling
- is eating
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