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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 787 · 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.___ Isha throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.___ I going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
  4. 4.The students ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climb
  5. 5.We ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
  6. 6.My brother ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendeing (c) sendding
  8. 8.They ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are drawing (d) are draw
  9. 9.___ you running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  13. 13.My cousins ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) is jogging
  14. 14.___ I planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.___ we catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearing (c) wearring
  17. 17.The students ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) are wash
  18. 18.___ he throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  21. 21.___ I speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  22. 22.___ the students bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.We ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) are swim (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  24. 24.The children ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  25. 25.___ my friends wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.___ we building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.Diya ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) is carry (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
  28. 28.Ishaan ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) is clean
  29. 29.___ we writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  31. 31.My sister ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is win (d) is winning
  32. 32.You ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) are write (c) is writing (d) are writing
  33. 33.___ my sister riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.We ___ the match right now. (a) are win (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) am winning
  35. 35.___ you feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.___ Pooja catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  37. 37.___ my sister clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.We ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are clean (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
  39. 39.My friends ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) are helping (d) am helping
  40. 40.Vivaan ___ milk right now. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drinking

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. Am
  3. watching
  4. are climbing
  5. are clapping
  6. is baking
  7. sending
  8. are drawing
  9. Are
  10. planting
  11. taking
  12. making
  13. are jogging
  14. Am
  15. Are
  16. wearing
  17. are washing
  18. Is
  19. cleaning
  20. cooking
  21. Am
  22. Are
  23. are swimming
  24. are watching
  25. Are
  26. Are
  27. is carrying
  28. is cleaning
  29. Are
  30. riding
  31. is winning
  32. are writing
  33. Is
  34. are winning
  35. Are
  36. Is
  37. Is
  38. are cleaning
  39. are helping
  40. is drinking

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