Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 138 · 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.You ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) am watching (d) are watch
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
3. 3.You ___ the match now. (a) are winning (b) am winning (c) are win (d) is winning
4. 4.___ I building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buyying (c) buying
6. 6.Ananya ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is fly (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) am flying
7. 7.You ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) are clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
8. 8.___ we studying science now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
10. 10.I ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) am ride (c) are riding (d) am riding
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
12. 12.She ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) is ride
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
15. 15.The children ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) are bake
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
19. 19.They ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) are swim (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
20. 20.Dev ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
21. 21.They ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catch (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catching
22. 22.My brother ___ lunch at the moment. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) am bringing (d) is bring
23. 23.We ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swim (d) are swimming
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
25. 25.___ Manav throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
26. 26.You ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) is telling (c) am telling (d) are tell
27. 27.She ___ tea at the moment. (a) is making (b) am making (c) is make (d) are making
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watching (c) watcheing
29. 29.___ my brother winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
30. 30.We ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) are catch (d) is catching
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
32. 32.___ she feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.My brother ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) is ride (d) are riding
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
35. 35.___ Neel buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
36. 36.___ my brother building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
38. 38.He ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
39. 39.My cousins ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking

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