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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 845 · 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.___ he cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  2. 2.___ he riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
  7. 7.My parents ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) are dancing
  8. 8.My cousins ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drink (b) is drinking (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
  10. 10.___ my brother baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
  12. 12.___ my sister going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
  16. 16.They ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
  17. 17.___ Myra speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  18. 18.He ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) am eating (c) is eat (d) is eating
  19. 19.___ they drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  20. 20.My brother ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) is going (c) am going (d) are going
  21. 21.My brother ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) is win (d) are winning
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
  23. 23.He ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) am writing
  24. 24.He ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
  25. 25.___ Rahul cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.My sister ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
  28. 28.___ Aarav playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  29. 29.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.I ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) am eat (d) am eating
  31. 31.I ___ rice now. (a) am cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
  33. 33.She ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) is write (c) is writing (d) are writing
  34. 34.___ you cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  35. 35.___ my friends baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.My sister ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are washing (d) is wash
  37. 37.We ___ tea at the moment. (a) are make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
  38. 38.I ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) am bring (d) am bringing
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
  40. 40.___ I speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

Answer key

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

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