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.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
- 2.I ___ tea at the moment. (a) are making (b) is making (c) am making (d) am make
- 3.Aditya ___ in the park right now. (a) is jog (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
- 4.___ I studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 5.We ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are play (d) are playing
- 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) rideeing (c) riding
- 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
- 8.The students ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) are send (c) are sending (d) is sending
- 9.___ the children baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
- 11.They ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
- 12.___ my parents dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 13.___ I dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
- 14.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
- 16.My sister ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) is tell (c) is telling (d) am telling
- 17.___ I buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
- 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
- 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyeing (c) buyying
- 20.You ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) are tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
- 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
- 22.___ Aarav cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 23.Riya ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
- 24.They ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) are buy (c) are buying (d) is buying
- 25.___ my brother dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
- 27.You ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
- 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
- 29.___ Rohan building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
- 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
- 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
- 32.We ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drink
- 33.You ___ a kite now. (a) are fly (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) am flying
- 34.We ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
- 35.___ Aarav feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 36.___ I running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
- 37.___ you studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
- 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedeing (c) feedding
- 39.We ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) are catch (d) is catching
- 40.___ the children clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
Answer key
- telling
- am making
- is jogging
- Am
- are playing
- riding
- making
- are sending
- Are
- clapping
- are carrying
- Are
- Am
- Is
- carrying
- is telling
- Am
- dancing
- buying
- are telling
- playing
- Is
- is flying
- are buying
- Is
- cooking
- are climbing
- studying
- Is
- sending
- going
- are drinking
- are flying
- are cleaning
- Is
- Am
- Are
- feeding
- are catching
- Are
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