Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 135 · 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 “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
2. 2.___ Farhan climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
3. 3.My sister ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watch (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
4. 4.___ Arjun wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
5. 5.___ you writing a letter now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.___ she flying a kite at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
7. 7.I ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) am cook
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryeing (c) carryying
9. 9.He ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) is playing
10. 10.___ my friends clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.___ they climbing a tree now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
13. 13.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
15. 15.They ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) are take (d) am taking
16. 16.Arjun ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is run (c) is running (d) are running
17. 17.Manav ___ rice right now. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
19. 19.He ___ a song at the moment. (a) am singing (b) is sing (c) are singing (d) is singing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
22. 22.___ we feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.___ they cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.They ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) am feeding
25. 25.___ my parents buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeing (b) taking (c) takeeing
27. 27.Isha ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) are eating
28. 28.I ___ a tree right now. (a) are climbing (b) am climb (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
29. 29.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
30. 30.___ Yash building a sandcastle right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.___ they throwing the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.___ you planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.___ she jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
35. 35.He ___ the dishes right now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is wash
36. 36.We ___ the ball right now. (a) is throwing (b) are throw (c) are throwing (d) am throwing
37. 37.I ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) am plant (d) is planting
38. 38.She ___ a sandcastle now. (a) am building (b) is build (c) are building (d) is building
39. 39.___ he flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.We ___ a picture right now. (a) are draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing

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