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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 8 · 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.___ she riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  3. 3.___ my sister running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  5. 5.___ we going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.___ Ananya buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  8. 8.Kavya ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
  9. 9.They ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) are washing
  10. 10.They ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) are speak
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  13. 13.Kavya ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is run (c) is running (d) are running
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  15. 15.He ___ cricket now. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
  16. 16.My sister ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) is cook
  17. 17.___ I clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  18. 18.I ___ a letter right now. (a) are writing (b) am write (c) am writing (d) is writing
  19. 19.My friends ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are play (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) are playing
  20. 20.___ he studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  21. 21.The students ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wear (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
  22. 22.___ my brother singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.___ I telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  26. 26.He ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) is help (d) are helping
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  28. 28.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  30. 30.___ my parents helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
  32. 32.___ he winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.My friends ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
  34. 34.Rohan ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
  35. 35.Pooja ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) is studying (c) am studying (d) is study
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
  37. 37.___ you baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  38. 38.___ my sister drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.You ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are send (c) are sending (d) is sending
  40. 40.___ Diya washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. riding
  3. Is
  4. drinking
  5. Are
  6. Is
  7. drawing
  8. is wearing
  9. are washing
  10. are speaking
  11. throwing
  12. buying
  13. is running
  14. jogging
  15. is playing
  16. is cooking
  17. Am
  18. am writing
  19. are playing
  20. Is
  21. are wearing
  22. Is
  23. Am
  24. studying
  25. winning
  26. is helping
  27. making
  28. Are
  29. writing
  30. Are
  31. washing
  32. Is
  33. are washing
  34. is buying
  35. is studying
  36. eating
  37. Are
  38. Is
  39. are sending
  40. Is

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