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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 672 · 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 ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  2. 2.___ Diya studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) is running (c) am running (d) am run
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
  5. 5.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) are help
  6. 6.The students ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) are sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cookeing (c) cooking
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
  9. 9.You ___ lunch right now. (a) are bring (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
  10. 10.My brother ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) is studying
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
  12. 12.I ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  13. 13.They ___ to school right now. (a) are go (b) are going (c) am going (d) is going
  14. 14.___ Sneha dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  15. 15.Diya ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) is wash
  16. 16.They ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are draw
  17. 17.Saanvi ___ science at the moment. (a) is study (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) am studying
  18. 18.You ___ science now. (a) are study (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are studying
  19. 19.She ___ for the team now. (a) is clap (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) am clapping
  20. 20.My parents ___ a picture now. (a) are draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
  21. 21.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is build (d) is building
  22. 22.He ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) is ride (d) am riding
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  24. 24.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) am climb (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
  25. 25.___ the students throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  26. 26.You ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) are making (c) is making (d) are make
  27. 27.We ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) are make (c) are making (d) is making
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  30. 30.We ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
  31. 31.We ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) are go (c) am going (d) are going
  32. 32.___ my parents drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.The students ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
  34. 34.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buying (d) are buy
  35. 35.___ my friends baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.Rohan ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
  37. 37.Dev ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) is feed
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
  40. 40.They ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wear

Answer key

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

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