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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 685 · 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 running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  4. 4.___ Zoya throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
  7. 7.___ you planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.I ___ the dog now. (a) am feed (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  10. 10.You ___ a tree right now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
  11. 11.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.They ___ a story right now. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) am telling (d) are telling
  13. 13.Kunal ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) is make (c) am making (d) are making
  14. 14.___ we building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.My friends ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) is buying (c) are buy (d) am buying
  16. 16.I ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carry
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  18. 18.___ you speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  20. 20.We ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) is flying
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
  23. 23.Pooja ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) is send
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
  25. 25.They ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) are draw (d) am drawing
  26. 26.You ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) am feeding
  27. 27.___ we making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  28. 28.___ I dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) am build (d) are building
  30. 30.My brother ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) is eat (c) are eating (d) is eating
  31. 31.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.The students ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) are build (c) are building (d) is building
  34. 34.___ they planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.He ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  37. 37.My sister ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are baking (d) is bake
  38. 38.He ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
  39. 39.She ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is clean
  40. 40.___ my parents writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. Am
  3. watching
  4. Is
  5. riding
  6. swimming
  7. Are
  8. am feeding
  9. telling
  10. are climbing
  11. Are
  12. are telling
  13. is making
  14. Are
  15. are buying
  16. am carrying
  17. buying
  18. Are
  19. sending
  20. are flying
  21. baking
  22. wearing
  23. is sending
  24. catching
  25. are drawing
  26. are feeding
  27. Are
  28. Am
  29. am building
  30. is eating
  31. Are
  32. Am
  33. are building
  34. Are
  35. is dancing
  36. writing
  37. is baking
  38. is jogging
  39. is cleaning
  40. Are

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