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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 823 · 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.Rohan ___ a story now. (a) is tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
  2. 2.___ he going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
  4. 4.Ishaan ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) is plant
  5. 5.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) am climb (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  6. 6.___ he dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  7. 7.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) are playing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
  9. 9.My parents ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
  10. 10.They ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
  11. 11.We ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  12. 12.Karan ___ for the team right now. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  14. 14.___ Neel playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  15. 15.Aisha ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) is clap (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
  16. 16.Meera ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eating (c) eatting
  18. 18.___ my brother clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.___ Ira singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.Farhan ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) is draw
  21. 21.___ she riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.The students ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
  23. 23.___ Rahul drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ my parents wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  25. 25.___ my friends watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  26. 26.___ he feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) are build (d) is building
  28. 28.Manav ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) is write (c) am writing (d) are writing
  29. 29.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
  30. 30.You ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  33. 33.The students ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) are go (c) are going (d) am going
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
  35. 35.___ Dev speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.Vivaan ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drinking (b) is drink (c) am drinking (d) are drinking
  37. 37.Saanvi ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
  38. 38.___ he helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.They ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) are write
  40. 40.They ___ in the park now. (a) is running (b) are run (c) am running (d) are running

Answer key

  1. is telling
  2. Is
  3. planting
  4. is planting
  5. am climbing
  6. Is
  7. are playing
  8. watching
  9. are watching
  10. are jogging
  11. are carrying
  12. is clapping
  13. jogging
  14. Is
  15. is clapping
  16. is wearing
  17. eating
  18. Is
  19. Is
  20. is drawing
  21. Is
  22. are washing
  23. Is
  24. Are
  25. Are
  26. Is
  27. are building
  28. is writing
  29. are building
  30. are jogging
  31. writing
  32. winning
  33. are going
  34. flying
  35. Is
  36. is drinking
  37. is dancing
  38. Is
  39. are writing
  40. are running

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