Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 105 · 40 questions

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).

1. 1.Nisha ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
2. 2.___ Riya washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
3. 3.___ they eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.We ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) are clean (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
5. 5.___ Dev speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
6. 6.Omkar ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flyying (c) flying
8. 8.My sister ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) is plant
9. 9.___ they eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
11. 11.___ the children carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.___ she speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.The children ___ the bag right now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
14. 14.___ my brother studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.___ you sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.___ I planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.They ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
18. 18.They ___ a picture at the moment. (a) are draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
19. 19.You ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
20. 20.They ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are wash
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
22. 22.Kavya ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) are baking
23. 23.___ I baking a cake right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.___ the children drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
25. 25.He ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throw (d) am throwing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogeing (c) jogging
28. 28.Aditya ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) is eat (d) am eating
29. 29.You ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) are fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
30. 30.You ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) am cooking (d) are cooking
31. 31.Aarav ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is tell (d) is telling
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
33. 33.___ Ira swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
34. 34.___ they carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.I ___ a story now. (a) am tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
37. 37.___ my sister helping Grandma now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.___ my cousins writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.___ my friends speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
40. 40.___ Manav playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

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