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Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 997 · 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.My brother ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) am dancing (d) is dancing
  2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling
  3. 3.___ you making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  4. 4.She ___ the room right now. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
  5. 5.Ishaan ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feed (c) are feeding (d) is feeding
  6. 6.___ he watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
  8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
  9. 9.You ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
  10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
  11. 11.___ she running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  12. 12.Kunal ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  14. 14.She ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swim (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
  15. 15.We ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) are sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
  16. 16.They ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) are make (d) is making
  17. 17.He ___ in the park now. (a) is run (b) am running (c) are running (d) is running
  18. 18.___ she studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  19. 19.___ she riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  20. 20.___ my friends jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.I ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) am watch (c) are watching (d) am watching
  22. 22.My brother ___ a song right now. (a) is sing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  23. 23.Saanvi ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is write (b) is writing (c) are writing (d) am writing
  24. 24.___ he making tea at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  25. 25.We ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) are swim (c) is swimming (d) are swimming
  26. 26.We ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) are catch (c) is catching (d) am catching
  27. 27.___ we telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  28. 28.___ Sneha wearing a cap right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  29. 29.___ I clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  30. 30.___ I washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.We ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) am buying (c) are buy (d) are buying
  32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
  33. 33.You ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
  34. 34.I ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) am wash (d) is washing
  35. 35.___ Kavya watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  36. 36.___ you eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.___ Omkar building a sandcastle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  38. 38.My brother ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
  39. 39.We ___ a cap now. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) are wear (d) is wearing
  40. 40.The children ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) are clap (c) is clapping (d) are clapping

Answer key

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

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