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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 784 · 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 ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is running (d) are run
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  3. 3.We ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) are tell (c) is telling (d) am telling
  4. 4.I ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) am drink (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
  5. 5.They ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
  6. 6.My parents ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) are tell
  7. 7.___ my friends washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  9. 9.___ we studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  13. 13.___ they writing a letter at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  15. 15.___ the students playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  16. 16.___ Arjun winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.___ you running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.___ Neel drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.Meera ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throw (d) is throwing
  20. 20.___ my brother making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.We ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) are write (d) is writing
  22. 22.___ they drinking milk at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  23. 23.My sister ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
  24. 24.___ my friends running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  25. 25.He ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) is winning (c) is win (d) am winning
  26. 26.My sister ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
  27. 27.___ I feeding the dog now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
  29. 29.___ you speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.___ Manav watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.___ Diya cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
  33. 33.She ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
  34. 34.___ I drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
  36. 36.They ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are win (d) are winning
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
  38. 38.You ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are helping
  39. 39.___ he making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  40. 40.___ she running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

  1. are running
  2. telling
  3. are telling
  4. am drinking
  5. are buying
  6. are telling
  7. Are
  8. cooking
  9. Are
  10. drinking
  11. watching
  12. carrying
  13. Are
  14. clapping
  15. Are
  16. Is
  17. Are
  18. Is
  19. is throwing
  20. Is
  21. are writing
  22. Are
  23. is clapping
  24. Are
  25. is winning
  26. is going
  27. Am
  28. writing
  29. Are
  30. Is
  31. Is
  32. climbing
  33. is speaking
  34. Am
  35. taking
  36. are winning
  37. drawing
  38. are helping
  39. Is
  40. Is

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