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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 866 · 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.___ Kavya bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.He ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
  3. 3.We ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
  4. 4.You ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) are feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  6. 6.___ we studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  7. 7.___ she throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  8. 8.They ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
  9. 9.___ he drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  10. 10.I ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) am write (c) is writing (d) am writing
  11. 11.___ my cousins flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.___ you sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
  15. 15.You ___ milk right now. (a) is drinking (b) are drink (c) are drinking (d) am drinking
  16. 16.___ they singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.We ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) are play
  18. 18.___ they playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
  20. 20.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
  21. 21.___ I going to school at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
  23. 23.You ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) are climb (d) is climbing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  25. 25.___ Aarav eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
  27. 27.___ my friends making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.She ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) is throw (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
  29. 29.___ my sister sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  31. 31.___ Kabir winning the match at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  32. 32.___ we bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.Sneha ___ the train right now. (a) am taking (b) is taking (c) are taking (d) is take
  34. 34.My brother ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) is feed (d) are feeding
  35. 35.My brother ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) is eat
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eatting (c) eateing
  38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
  39. 39.___ you throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  40. 40.He ___ to school at the moment. (a) is go (b) are going (c) is going (d) am going

Answer key

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

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