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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 827 · 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.___ my sister playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.I ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) am bring (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
  3. 3.___ you wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  4. 4.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.My sister ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  7. 7.___ we watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  8. 8.___ Ishaan eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.We ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap
  10. 10.Saanvi ___ a picture right now. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
  11. 11.He ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) is studying
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
  13. 13.___ she going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
  15. 15.___ my brother making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
  17. 17.Yash ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) is make
  18. 18.You ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  20. 20.___ Ananya watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  22. 22.You ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) are swim (d) am swimming
  23. 23.She ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) is catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
  24. 24.My sister ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) are flying
  25. 25.___ they cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
  27. 27.My cousins ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) are sing (c) am singing (d) are singing
  28. 28.___ I throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
  30. 30.They ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  32. 32.We ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
  33. 33.___ you bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  34. 34.___ Pooja riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  35. 35.My sister ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
  36. 36.___ she planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.___ we studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.___ we planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  39. 39.We ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wear
  40. 40.She ___ a message right now. (a) is send (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) am sending

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. am bringing
  3. Are
  4. Are
  5. is swimming
  6. winning
  7. Are
  8. Is
  9. are clapping
  10. is drawing
  11. is studying
  12. riding
  13. Is
  14. catching
  15. Is
  16. helping
  17. is making
  18. are buying
  19. climbing
  20. Is
  21. carrying
  22. are swimming
  23. is catching
  24. is flying
  25. Are
  26. bringing
  27. are singing
  28. Am
  29. making
  30. are watching
  31. going
  32. are cleaning
  33. Are
  34. Is
  35. is carrying
  36. Is
  37. Are
  38. Are
  39. are wearing
  40. is sending

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