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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 95 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  3. 3.My cousins ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) are bake (c) am baking (d) is baking
  4. 4.___ he watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.She ___ a picture now. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
  6. 6.___ they jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  8. 8.My sister ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wear (b) is wearing (c) am wearing (d) are wearing
  9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
  10. 10.___ I planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  11. 11.___ they writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  12. 12.___ you speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  13. 13.My sister ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) is win (c) are winning (d) am winning
  14. 14.Saanvi ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buy (b) is buying (c) am buying (d) are buying
  15. 15.We ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) are ride
  16. 16.They ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
  17. 17.My brother ___ a song right now. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) is sing (d) is singing
  18. 18.I ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
  19. 19.Kabir ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
  20. 20.I ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am clean (d) is cleaning
  21. 21.Kunal ___ a mango now. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) is eat (d) am eating
  22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
  23. 23.My brother ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) is write (c) are writing (d) is writing
  24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
  25. 25.___ I singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  26. 26.___ we winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.Sneha ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
  28. 28.Meera ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) is cook (d) am cooking
  29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
  30. 30.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
  31. 31.Manav ___ a song now. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) am singing
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
  33. 33.My brother ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) is catch
  34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) baking (c) bakeeing
  35. 35.___ Nisha eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  36. 36.___ Kabir helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.My friends ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swim (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
  38. 38.Arjun ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) is wash (c) is washing (d) am washing
  39. 39.I ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) am write (d) are writing
  40. 40.___ the students dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

Answer key

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

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