Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 110 · 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.___ my brother singing a song now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
3. 3.___ he catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.___ you running in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
6. 6.___ the children watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
8. 8.___ my cousins swimming in the pool right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) are help (d) is helping
10. 10.They ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dance (d) am dancing
11. 11.___ they running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
17. 17.___ you riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throwing (c) throweing
19. 19.The students ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) are bring (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
20. 20.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are plant (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) is planting
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
22. 22.My brother ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
23. 23.You ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
24. 24.___ Meera building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
25. 25.___ I planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
26. 26.You ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are riding (b) are ride (c) is riding (d) am riding
27. 27.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) are climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
28. 28.They ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) are clap (c) am clapping (d) is clapping
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
30. 30.___ you baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.___ we buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
32. 32.We ___ a message at the moment. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) are send (d) are sending
33. 33.___ I cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
34. 34.___ I going to school now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.___ she jogging in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.___ he planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
39. 39.___ my parents climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running

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