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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 883 · 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.___ you swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
  3. 3.___ my cousins drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
  6. 6.___ Rohan making tea now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.The students ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) are swim (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
  8. 8.I ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) am tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
  9. 9.She ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) is clap
  10. 10.___ I speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  11. 11.You ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) is singing (c) are sing (d) am singing
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
  13. 13.My friends ___ a tree now. (a) are climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
  14. 14.___ my sister washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  15. 15.Kavya ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  17. 17.They ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) am washing (d) is washing
  18. 18.My sister ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating
  19. 19.___ he singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  21. 21.___ Aisha sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
  23. 23.We ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) is going (c) are go (d) am going
  24. 24.___ I singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  26. 26.___ my cousins making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
  28. 28.My parents ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speak
  29. 29.___ Kabir baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  30. 30.___ the students studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ they going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
  33. 33.She ___ lunch at the moment. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) am bringing
  34. 34.The children ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) are fly (c) is flying (d) are flying
  35. 35.Ishaan ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) is take (d) am taking
  36. 36.You ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are fly (d) are flying
  37. 37.___ they studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.___ my brother climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  39. 39.___ she drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.___ he bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. baking
  3. Are
  4. planting
  5. making
  6. Is
  7. are swimming
  8. am telling
  9. is clapping
  10. Am
  11. are singing
  12. wearing
  13. are climbing
  14. Is
  15. is carrying
  16. cleaning
  17. are washing
  18. is eating
  19. Is
  20. bringing
  21. Is
  22. playing
  23. are going
  24. Am
  25. sending
  26. Are
  27. building
  28. are speaking
  29. Is
  30. Are
  31. Are
  32. riding
  33. is bringing
  34. are flying
  35. is taking
  36. are flying
  37. Are
  38. Is
  39. Is
  40. Is

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