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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 852 · 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 speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.___ she speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  3. 3.We ___ a letter now. (a) are write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
  4. 4.___ she speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.___ we dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.You ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
  7. 7.___ my sister feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
  9. 9.___ my brother throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  10. 10.I ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) am eat (d) is eating
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
  12. 12.I ___ the train at the moment. (a) am taking (b) am take (c) is taking (d) are taking
  13. 13.He ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) am taking
  14. 14.She ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  17. 17.You ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jog
  18. 18.___ she baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  19. 19.___ my brother playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
  22. 22.I ___ for the team now. (a) am clap (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clapping
  23. 23.You ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are study (c) is studying (d) are studying
  24. 24.___ she climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  25. 25.They ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) am studying
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
  27. 27.We ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cook (d) am cooking
  28. 28.Sneha ___ for the team now. (a) is clap (b) am clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
  29. 29.Ishaan ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) is ride (d) are riding
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
  31. 31.My brother ___ tea at the moment. (a) is make (b) are making (c) am making (d) is making
  32. 32.He ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is send (d) is sending
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
  34. 34.___ I helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  35. 35.___ my parents clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  38. 38.___ he drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  39. 39.The children ___ a song now. (a) are sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  40. 40.Nisha ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. Is
  3. are writing
  4. Is
  5. Are
  6. are carrying
  7. Is
  8. cooking
  9. Is
  10. am eating
  11. clapping
  12. am taking
  13. is taking
  14. is drinking
  15. dancing
  16. telling
  17. are jogging
  18. Is
  19. Is
  20. cleaning
  21. writing
  22. am clapping
  23. are studying
  24. Is
  25. are studying
  26. playing
  27. are cooking
  28. is clapping
  29. is riding
  30. wearing
  31. is making
  32. is sending
  33. watching
  34. Am
  35. Are
  36. eating
  37. climbing
  38. Is
  39. are singing
  40. is cleaning

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