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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 858 · 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.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.___ we bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  4. 4.___ she helping Grandma now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  5. 5.We ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) are bake
  6. 6.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) are jogging
  7. 7.___ he riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.They ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) are cook (d) is cooking
  9. 9.My brother ___ to school at the moment. (a) is go (b) are going (c) is going (d) am going
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
  11. 11.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
  12. 12.They ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) are sing
  13. 13.You ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
  14. 14.___ you drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  16. 16.Vivaan ___ science now. (a) is study (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) is studying
  17. 17.I ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am ride (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is riding
  18. 18.They ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are write (c) are writing (d) am writing
  19. 19.My sister ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
  20. 20.___ the children watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
  22. 22.___ they singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  23. 23.___ Aarav catching the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  24. 24.___ they running in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.My sister ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) is buy (d) are buying
  26. 26.They ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) are speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  27. 27.Omkar ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) is wear (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
  28. 28.___ Dev dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
  31. 31.I ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) am sing (c) are singing (d) am singing
  32. 32.My brother ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) is cook (d) are cooking
  33. 33.___ my cousins throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  34. 34.Rohan ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
  38. 38.___ I swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.___ Pooja playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging

Answer key

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

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