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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 854 · 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.___ Priya washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.___ Isha throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  3. 3.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
  6. 6.___ Vivaan bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.She ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catch (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) am catching
  8. 8.Kabir ___ a message now. (a) are sending (b) is send (c) am sending (d) is sending
  9. 9.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) am go (c) is going (d) are going
  10. 10.___ they singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
  13. 13.They ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) are write (d) are writing
  14. 14.___ my friends eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.___ Manav drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  16. 16.I ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) am take (d) am taking
  17. 17.Manav ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speak (d) is speaking
  18. 18.The students ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
  19. 19.___ my sister making tea at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  21. 21.___ my sister cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.He ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  24. 24.He ___ a tree now. (a) is climb (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  25. 25.My brother ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) is win
  26. 26.___ he winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
  29. 29.My cousins ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) are swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  30. 30.___ you baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
  32. 32.___ Myra washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  33. 33.___ we flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  34. 34.Neel ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) is study (d) are studying
  35. 35.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
  36. 36.We ___ science at the moment. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) are study (d) is studying
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
  38. 38.They ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) are wearing (d) are wear
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  40. 40.___ I helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

Answer key

  1. Is
  2. Is
  3. are watching
  4. catching
  5. baking
  6. Is
  7. is catching
  8. is sending
  9. am going
  10. Are
  11. going
  12. watching
  13. are writing
  14. Are
  15. Is
  16. am taking
  17. is speaking
  18. are telling
  19. Is
  20. playing
  21. Is
  22. is swimming
  23. drawing
  24. is climbing
  25. is winning
  26. Is
  27. washing
  28. throwing
  29. are swimming
  30. Are
  31. drinking
  32. Is
  33. Are
  34. is studying
  35. are building
  36. are studying
  37. sending
  38. are wearing
  39. running
  40. Am

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