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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 905 · 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 buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  2. 2.The children ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) are making (c) is making (d) are make
  3. 3.___ my brother playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.You ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are build (b) am building (c) are building (d) is building
  5. 5.___ you cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.He ___ the dog at the moment. (a) is feed (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) am feeding
  7. 7.___ she buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
  9. 9.___ I cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  11. 11.___ Vivaan drinking milk right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.Arjun ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jog (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
  13. 13.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
  15. 15.You ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are win (d) are winning
  16. 16.He ___ the ball now. (a) is catch (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catching
  17. 17.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) am planting
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) running (b) runeing (c) runing
  19. 19.Yash ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
  20. 20.___ my brother climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  21. 21.___ you carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  22. 22.___ you baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  23. 23.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  24. 24.___ you feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.Aarav ___ to school right now. (a) is go (b) is going (c) are going (d) am going
  26. 26.___ you eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.___ we winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  28. 28.___ I drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  29. 29.___ Ishaan climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.___ my brother feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.___ my sister speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  32. 32.Ira ___ the train right now. (a) are taking (b) am taking (c) is taking (d) is take
  33. 33.___ Saanvi speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
  35. 35.___ I winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
  38. 38.Pooja ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is bake
  39. 39.___ you building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  40. 40.My friends ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dance (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dancing

Answer key

  1. Are
  2. are making
  3. Is
  4. are building
  5. Are
  6. is feeding
  7. Is
  8. washing
  9. Am
  10. building
  11. Is
  12. is jogging
  13. are climbing
  14. jogging
  15. are winning
  16. is catching
  17. is planting
  18. running
  19. is speaking
  20. Is
  21. Are
  22. Are
  23. Are
  24. Are
  25. is going
  26. Are
  27. Are
  28. Am
  29. Is
  30. Is
  31. Is
  32. is taking
  33. Is
  34. bringing
  35. Am
  36. playing
  37. studying
  38. is baking
  39. Are
  40. are dancing

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