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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 743 · 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.Diya ___ on the stage now. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  2. 2.Nisha ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) is watch
  3. 3.___ Zoya winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
  5. 5.She ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  7. 7.They ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) are send
  8. 8.They ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) are go (c) are going (d) am going
  9. 9.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) is watching
  10. 10.My sister ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
  11. 11.___ we building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  12. 12.___ my brother flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  13. 13.We ___ to school right now. (a) is going (b) am going (c) are go (d) are going
  14. 14.Ishaan ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wear
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
  16. 16.I ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) am wash (c) is washing (d) am washing
  17. 17.___ he speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.My brother ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) is write
  19. 19.The children ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are draw (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
  20. 20.He ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  21. 21.I ___ a story at the moment. (a) am tell (b) am telling (c) are telling (d) is telling
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  23. 23.My friends ___ tea now. (a) are make (b) am making (c) is making (d) are making
  24. 24.___ he drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.___ you flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.___ Neel wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  29. 29.You ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) are help (c) are helping (d) is helping
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  31. 31.___ she wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  34. 34.___ they drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.He ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) is ride
  36. 36.My brother ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drink (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  37. 37.___ Farhan feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  38. 38.I ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) am build (c) are building (d) is building
  39. 39.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
  40. 40.The students ___ the ball right now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw

Answer key

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

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