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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 764 · 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.___ we sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
  3. 3.I ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) am drinking (d) am drink
  4. 4.My sister ___ a picture right now. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) is draw (d) is drawing
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  6. 6.She ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) am writing (d) is write
  7. 7.Ishaan ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  8. 8.My sister ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) am carrying
  9. 9.___ we drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.Saanvi ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wearing (d) is wear
  11. 11.My sister ___ the ball right now. (a) is throw (b) are throwing (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
  12. 12.My parents ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) are eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
  13. 13.Riya ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) is catch
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
  15. 15.She ___ lunch right now. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
  16. 16.We ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are send (c) are sending (d) is sending
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  20. 20.We ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
  21. 21.Ananya ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) are going (c) is going (d) is go
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
  26. 26.Rohan ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) is draw (d) are drawing
  27. 27.They ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) are study
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  30. 30.___ Vivaan speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.Pooja ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  32. 32.My friends ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  33. 33.___ we jogging in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  34. 34.___ you swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  35. 35.___ we dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.My friends ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  37. 37.___ Isha climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.My friends ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watch (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) am watching
  39. 39.___ Ananya speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  40. 40.___ he drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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