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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 834 · 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.___ they watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Aarav ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
  3. 3.___ they watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.My brother ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) is take
  5. 5.My parents ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  6. 6.___ Kabir eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  8. 8.I ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) am wear (d) is wearing
  9. 9.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am plant (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) are planting
  10. 10.___ they drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.I ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am clean
  12. 12.She ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) is study
  13. 13.We ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are fly (c) are flying (d) is flying
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) draweing (c) drawing
  16. 16.We ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) are sing (c) am singing (d) are singing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  18. 18.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  20. 20.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
  22. 22.He ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
  24. 24.They ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
  25. 25.They ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) are taking (c) are take (d) is taking
  26. 26.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) is catch (c) are catching (d) am catching
  27. 27.___ you planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.We ___ to school now. (a) are go (b) is going (c) am going (d) are going
  29. 29.He ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) am helping (c) are helping (d) is help
  30. 30.My friends ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wearing (c) are wear (d) am wearing
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washhing (c) washeing
  32. 32.She ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) are winning (c) am winning (d) is win
  33. 33.I ___ tea now. (a) am making (b) am make (c) are making (d) is making
  34. 34.She ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) is ride
  35. 35.___ my parents planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  37. 37.You ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
  38. 38.___ she cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.Vivaan ___ science now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) is studying
  40. 40.___ we watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

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

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