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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 738 · 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.Aisha ___ milk now. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
  2. 2.The children ___ a mango now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) are eat
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  4. 4.The children ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bring
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
  8. 8.___ Yash carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.Ananya ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
  10. 10.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  12. 12.Omkar ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) is flying
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  14. 14.___ you feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feedding (c) feeding
  16. 16.___ he playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  17. 17.Nisha ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is run (b) am running (c) is running (d) are running
  18. 18.They ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are make (d) are making
  19. 19.___ they speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
  22. 22.___ they making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.Isha ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) is send (c) are sending (d) am sending
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  25. 25.She ___ milk now. (a) is drinking (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drink
  26. 26.My friends ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) are fly
  27. 27.___ they wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.___ he swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  29. 29.We ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are sing
  30. 30.She ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speak (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  31. 31.___ they helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  32. 32.___ I feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  33. 33.My brother ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
  34. 34.I ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) am feed
  35. 35.Aditya ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) are making (c) is make (d) is making
  36. 36.The students ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
  37. 37.___ he helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.___ Rohan drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.You ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
  40. 40.___ he throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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