Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 140 · 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 “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
2. 2.They ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) is jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog
3. 3.___ she making tea now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.They ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) are draw (d) am drawing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
6. 6.We ___ a story at the moment. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are tell
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
8. 8.We ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
9. 9.___ she catching the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
10. 10.___ my friends drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
12. 12.They ___ the train at the moment. (a) are taking (b) are take (c) is taking (d) am taking
13. 13.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jog (d) am jogging
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) tellling (c) telling
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) gooing (c) goeing
18. 18.___ he jogging in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.He ___ milk at the moment. (a) are drinking (b) is drink (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
20. 20.You ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) are carry
21. 21.My sister ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) is building (c) is build (d) am building
22. 22.___ Pooja building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
23. 23.You ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) are bring
24. 24.You ___ a story right now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) are tell (d) is telling
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carrying (c) carryying
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbeing (c) climbbing
29. 29.Pooja ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
30. 30.___ they catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
32. 32.My cousins ___ for the team at the moment. (a) are clapping (b) are clap (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
33. 33.___ I drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
36. 36.I ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) am go (c) are going (d) is going
37. 37.She ___ the ball now. (a) is catch (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) are catching
38. 38.My sister ___ a letter now. (a) are writing (b) am writing (c) is write (d) is writing
39. 39.You ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carry (d) are carrying
40. 40.___ the students swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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