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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 780 · 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.___ they flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.___ I buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.I ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) am fly
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  5. 5.___ we speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.We ___ the dog now. (a) are feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  7. 7.___ they planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  9. 9.My parents ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
  10. 10.Sneha ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) am sending
  11. 11.He ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) am buying (d) is buying
  12. 12.Aisha ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is clean
  13. 13.Aarav ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) is go (c) am going (d) is going
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  17. 17.___ they building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.___ Rohan drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  19. 19.They ___ a mango right now. (a) are eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
  20. 20.My brother ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) is buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
  21. 21.___ you dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.Arjun ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) is play
  23. 23.___ I dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  25. 25.___ my parents writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.___ you going to school now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.She ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) is buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
  28. 28.I ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) am catch (c) are catching (d) is catching
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringging (c) bringing
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  31. 31.The students ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) are bring (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  33. 33.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) are run (c) am running (d) are running
  34. 34.___ they bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  35. 35.___ my cousins taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) is planting (c) am plant (d) am planting
  37. 37.___ she feeding the dog now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) is plant (c) are planting (d) am planting
  39. 39.She ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) is help (d) am helping
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing

Answer key

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

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