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.___ you planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 2.Aisha ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) is plant
- 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
- 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
- 5.My sister ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throw (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
- 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
- 7.___ they buying vegetables right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
- 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
- 10.He ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
- 11.She ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is write
- 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
- 13.We ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) are draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
- 14.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 15.___ she going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 16.___ my brother running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 17.___ you playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 18.___ Rahul catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 19.We ___ the match at the moment. (a) are win (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) is winning
- 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
- 21.We ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) are play (d) am playing
- 22.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) are write (c) am writing (d) is writing
- 23.___ Isha watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 24.___ he bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 25.We ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) are drink (d) am drinking
- 26.She ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buy (d) is buying
- 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
- 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
- 29.He ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
- 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
- 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
- 32.___ I flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 33.Kunal ___ vegetables now. (a) is buy (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buying
- 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
- 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
- 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
- 37.My friends ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
- 38.Pooja ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) am jogging
- 39.___ my sister speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
Answer key
- Are
- is planting
- riding
- flying
- is throwing
- helping
- Are
- buying
- drinking
- is dancing
- is writing
- cooking
- are drawing
- Are
- Is
- Is
- Are
- Is
- are winning
- feeding
- are playing
- are writing
- Is
- Is
- are drinking
- is buying
- writing
- throwing
- is baking
- studying
- going
- Am
- is buying
- running
- wearing
- baking
- are jogging
- is jogging
- Is
- making
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