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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 983 · 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.___ she drinking milk at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  2. 2.Neel ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is build (d) is building
  3. 3.I ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clap (d) are clapping
  4. 4.He ___ a message now. (a) is send (b) am sending (c) are sending (d) is sending
  5. 5.___ my sister playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  6. 6.___ she playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7.My parents ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
  8. 8.You ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) are bake
  9. 9.Nisha ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
  10. 10.She ___ to school now. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
  11. 11.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.Manav ___ on the stage now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
  13. 13.___ my friends baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  14. 14.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) is build (c) am building (d) is building
  15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
  16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
  17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
  18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  19. 19.___ my sister drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  20. 20.___ Myra catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  21. 21.Ira ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) is jog
  22. 22.___ Saanvi baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  23. 23.The children ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are win (d) are winning
  24. 24.My brother ___ the train now. (a) is take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
  25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  26. 26.___ you going to school now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  27. 27.___ he watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
  29. 29.___ we cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  30. 30.___ I singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  31. 31.___ my brother catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  32. 32.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  33. 33.She ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
  34. 34.___ I washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  35. 35.We ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are play
  36. 36.___ Rohan running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  37. 37.___ I studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  38. 38.___ Kunal cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) plantting (c) planteing
  40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making

Answer key

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

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