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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 740 · 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 wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.Neel ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is flying (c) is fly (d) am flying
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
  4. 4.___ you going to school now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  6. 6.Pooja ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
  7. 7.Ananya ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
  8. 8.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
  10. 10.___ they eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.He ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) is draw (c) are drawing (d) is drawing
  12. 12.___ Myra cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  13. 13.Kabir ___ a story now. (a) is tell (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are telling
  14. 14.You ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) are sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
  15. 15.We ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) are ride (c) are riding (d) is riding
  16. 16.___ Kavya watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.We ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) are study
  18. 18.You ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
  19. 19.___ I watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.My sister ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
  21. 21.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is building (d) is build
  22. 22.Dev ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) am planting
  23. 23.He ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  24. 24.___ she baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.___ we cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  27. 27.They ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speak (d) is speaking
  28. 28.My cousins ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) are plant
  29. 29.___ she swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am build (c) am building (d) is building
  31. 31.I ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drink
  32. 32.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
  34. 34.She ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  35. 35.___ my sister buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.___ he feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  39. 39.She ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) is watch (c) is watching (d) are watching
  40. 40.___ my sister feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. is flying
  3. washing
  4. Are
  5. running
  6. is watching
  7. is bringing
  8. are speaking
  9. sending
  10. Are
  11. is drawing
  12. Is
  13. is telling
  14. are singing
  15. are riding
  16. Is
  17. are studying
  18. are baking
  19. Am
  20. is cleaning
  21. is building
  22. is planting
  23. is drinking
  24. Is
  25. Are
  26. Are
  27. are speaking
  28. are planting
  29. Is
  30. am building
  31. am drinking
  32. Are
  33. winning
  34. is flying
  35. Is
  36. Is
  37. playing
  38. carrying
  39. is watching
  40. Is

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