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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 906 · 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 cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telleing (c) telling
  3. 3.He ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) is drink
  4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  5. 5.___ my brother speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
  7. 7.He ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) is clean (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
  8. 8.Kunal ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) is cook
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
  10. 10.I ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
  12. 12.My sister ___ science now. (a) is study (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) is studying
  13. 13.___ Yash flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) takeing (c) taking
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
  16. 16.___ he carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
  18. 18.They ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) are write (c) is writing (d) are writing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
  20. 20.___ I cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
  22. 22.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.___ my friends climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  24. 24.They ___ a cap right now. (a) are wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
  25. 25.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are running (b) am running (c) is run (d) is running
  26. 26.___ we going to school at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.___ my parents watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.My parents ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) are sing (d) is singing
  29. 29.I ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
  30. 30.___ you watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.You ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) are draw (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
  32. 32.___ my brother watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
  34. 34.Ira ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) is help
  35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  36. 36.___ he drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  38. 38.My brother ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is clean
  39. 39.___ I drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  40. 40.___ Nisha eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

Answer key

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

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