Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 128 · 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.___ I playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
2. 2.She ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
5. 5.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) am climbing (c) are climb (d) are climbing
6. 6.My friends ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) are clean (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
7. 7.___ Zoya singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.You ___ milk now. (a) are drink (b) am drinking (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
9. 9.You ___ tea at the moment. (a) are make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
10. 10.___ my sister writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
11. 11.___ she sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
13. 13.The students ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) are dance (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
14. 14.___ my sister sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
16. 16.___ he throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.We ___ a kite now. (a) is flying (b) are fly (c) are flying (d) am flying
18. 18.They ___ science at the moment. (a) are studying (b) am studying (c) are study (d) is studying
19. 19.We ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
20. 20.They ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) are cook
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
22. 22.___ we drawing a picture now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
23. 23.___ she studying science at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.___ I riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.___ they cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
26. 26.You ___ the ball right now. (a) is catching (b) am catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
29. 29.My sister ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) is buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
30. 30.They ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) am baking
31. 31.Sneha ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) is plant (d) are planting
32. 32.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am plant (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) am planting
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
34. 34.My sister ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dancing (d) is dance
35. 35.___ Ira bringing lunch at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
36. 36.___ I studying science now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
37. 37.They ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) are study (c) am studying (d) are studying
38. 38.They ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clapping (b) are clap (c) is clapping (d) are clapping
39. 39.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
40. 40.___ you washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am

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