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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 78 · 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 drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.___ you washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  3. 3.My brother ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) is make (c) is making (d) are making
  4. 4.___ he studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
  7. 7.___ Diya making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.He ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speak (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
  12. 12.___ I throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  13. 13.They ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throw
  14. 14.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  15. 15.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) am wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
  17. 17.We ___ on the stage now. (a) are dance (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  18. 18.___ my brother catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.___ he speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  21. 21.___ the children watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.My parents ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) are catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  25. 25.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are build (b) are building (c) am building (d) is building
  26. 26.Neel ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) is ride (c) is riding (d) are riding
  27. 27.You ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) are wash (d) is washing
  28. 28.___ the students singing a song right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.___ we sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.___ my friends cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  31. 31.___ Priya eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.Diya ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is build (d) is building
  33. 33.Meera ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) is catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
  34. 34.___ Omkar cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.___ Diya washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  37. 37.She ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
  38. 38.She ___ a story right now. (a) is tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
  39. 39.___ my brother telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.___ Diya dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. Are
  3. is making
  4. Is
  5. winning
  6. feeding
  7. Is
  8. is speaking
  9. drinking
  10. writing
  11. speaking
  12. Am
  13. are throwing
  14. Is
  15. Are
  16. am washing
  17. are dancing
  18. Is
  19. Is
  20. helping
  21. Are
  22. are catching
  23. bringing
  24. making
  25. are building
  26. is riding
  27. are washing
  28. Are
  29. Are
  30. Are
  31. Is
  32. is building
  33. is catching
  34. Is
  35. Is
  36. going
  37. is cooking
  38. is telling
  39. Is
  40. Is

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