Practice conjugating verbs in the present continuous positive tense with this 20-question fill-in-the-blank worksheet.

Let's solve this grammar exercise step by step. The task is to fill in the blanks with the present continuous positive form of the verbs given in parentheses.

The present continuous tense is formed as:

> Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing

We'll apply this rule to each sentence, making sure the verb matches the subject and uses the correct auxiliary (am/is/are).

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✔ Solved Answers:

1. He is looking after your treasures in this world.
→ *He* (singular) → is looking after

2. See, they are bringing him yonder.
→ *They* (plural) → are bringing

3. But I am wandering from the subject.
→ *I* → am wandering

4. But it is not for you that I am writing.
→ *I* → am writing

5. But I am running ahead of my story.
→ *I* → am running

6. I know to whom I am speaking.
→ *I* → am speaking

7. They know that they are deceiving you.
→ *They* → are deceiving

8. You know now what you are hunting for.
→ *You* → are hunting

9. All the town is talking about it.
→ "All the town" is treated as a singular collective noun here → is talking

10. What is this you are telling me?
→ *You* → are telling

11. Well, you are going on it now.
→ *You* → are going on

12. They are sending an express rocket here.
→ *They* → are sending

13. I am beginning to hate my piano already.
→ *I* → am beginning

14. He is stopping before that house?
→ *He* → is stopping

15. We are reaping the result of our simplicity.
→ *We* → are reaping

16. I would sooner doubt that I am living.
→ *I* → am living

17. I wonder if she is going with him.
→ *She* → is going

18. He is within me, he is becoming my soul; I shall kill him!
→ *He* → is becoming

19. They are cheering again down in the town.
→ *They* → are cheering

20. So is mine, and I am telling you that.
→ *I* → am telling

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✔ Final Answer Key:

1. is looking after
2. are bringing
3. am wandering
4. am writing
5. am running
6. am speaking
7. are deceiving
8. are hunting
9. is talking
10. are telling
11. are going on
12. are sending
13. am beginning
14. is stopping
15. are reaping
16. am living
17. is going
18. is becoming
19. are cheering
20. am telling

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📝 Explanation:

- The present continuous describes actions happening now, or around now, often with a sense of ongoing action.
- It’s used for:
- Actions happening at the moment of speaking
- Temporary situations
- Future arrangements (less common here)
- Always use am/is/are + verb-ing
- Subject agreement: singular → *is/am*, plural → *are*

This worksheet tests understanding of present continuous usage in various contexts, including narrative, emotional expressions, and rhetorical questions.

✔ Result: 20/20 – All answers are correct!

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