Present Continuous Tense Worksheet
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.My cousins ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
- 2.___ Neel carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 3.___ you planting a tree now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
- 5.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 6.He ___ the dog right now. (a) is feed (b) am feeding (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
- 7.My friends ___ a tree now. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
- 8.I ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) am buy (d) is buying
- 9.They ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) are send (d) is sending
- 10.We ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carry (d) is carrying
- 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
- 12.Tara ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) is sending
- 13.___ we watching a cartoon right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 14.___ he jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
- 15.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 16.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 17.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 18.___ we planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
- 20.They ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buy
- 21.___ my brother drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 22.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) am wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
- 23.You ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clap (b) am clapping (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
- 24.___ Aarav throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 25.You ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
- 26.___ they climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
- 28.My brother ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
- 29.___ Meera washing the dishes right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 30.___ my brother baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 31.___ we helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
- 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
- 34.My brother ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) is cleaning
- 35.___ I swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 36.Yash ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is plant (c) is planting (d) are planting
- 37.My sister ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) is singing (d) are singing
- 38.We ___ in the park now. (a) are jog (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
- 39.We ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are sing (d) are singing
- 40.I ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) am wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
Answer key
- are buying
- Is
- Are
- flying
- Am
- is feeding
- are climbing
- am buying
- are sending
- are carrying
- helping
- is sending
- Are
- Is
- Am
- Is
- Am
- Are
- baking
- are buying
- Is
- am washing
- are clapping
- Is
- are baking
- Are
- washing
- is going
- Is
- Is
- Are
- bringing
- carrying
- is cleaning
- Am
- is planting
- is singing
- are jogging
- are singing
- am washing
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