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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 896 · 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 sending a message right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.___ we going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
  4. 4.I ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) am flying (d) am fly
  5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  7. 7.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
  8. 8.___ she clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  9. 9.My sister ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) am sending
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
  12. 12.___ my brother going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  13. 13.They ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) is winning (d) are winning
  14. 14.___ my brother riding a bicycle right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.He ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cook (d) are cooking
  16. 16.The students ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) are eat (c) am eating (d) is eating
  17. 17.___ I winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  19. 19.Yash ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  21. 21.We ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) am clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
  22. 22.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  23. 23.___ my friends cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
  25. 25.You ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) are write (d) are writing
  26. 26.___ you cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  27. 27.___ he drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.You ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
  30. 30.Nisha ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) is throw (c) is throwing (d) am throwing
  31. 31.Ishaan ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) is feed (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
  32. 32.My brother ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speak (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speaking
  33. 33.Omkar ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climb (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  35. 35.Ananya ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is run (c) am running (d) is running
  36. 36.___ he bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  37. 37.___ my sister planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.You ___ the ball right now. (a) are throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
  39. 39.My sister ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) is jog (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
  40. 40.I ___ in the park right now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) am run (d) are running

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. Are
  3. speaking
  4. am flying
  5. singing
  6. winning
  7. are building
  8. Is
  9. is sending
  10. cleaning
  11. climbing
  12. Is
  13. are winning
  14. Is
  15. is cooking
  16. are eating
  17. Am
  18. telling
  19. is dancing
  20. studying
  21. are clapping
  22. Are
  23. Are
  24. clapping
  25. are writing
  26. Are
  27. Is
  28. are cleaning
  29. dancing
  30. is throwing
  31. is feeding
  32. is speaking
  33. is climbing
  34. jogging
  35. is running
  36. Is
  37. Is
  38. are throwing
  39. is jogging
  40. am running

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