Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 12 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
2. 2.___ Karan building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
6. 6.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) is fly
7. 7.___ they cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
9. 9.___ we speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
10. 10.___ they speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
12. 12.You ___ a picture at the moment. (a) am drawing (b) are drawing (c) are draw (d) is drawing
13. 13.Sneha ___ lunch now. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
14. 14.___ my sister catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.___ I buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
16. 16.___ my sister playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
18. 18.We ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) are make (c) am making (d) is making
19. 19.You ___ a picture now. (a) am drawing (b) are draw (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
20. 20.Priya ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
21. 21.___ Aisha cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.They ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) are ride
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
24. 24.You ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are help (d) are helping
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
26. 26.He ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
27. 27.He ___ science right now. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) is study
28. 28.___ we buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
29. 29.They ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) are dance
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
31. 31.___ I helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
32. 32.___ we studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) going (c) gooing
34. 34.___ we writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.Pooja ___ in the park now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
37. 37.___ they sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.I ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) am win (d) are winning
39. 39.___ my brother telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.They ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dance

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