Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 159 · 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.___ the children drawing a picture now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
3. 3.___ Farhan catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
4. 4.___ I flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
6. 6.We ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
7. 7.___ you catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
8. 8.The children ___ the dog right now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
9. 9.___ my parents buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
10. 10.He ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) is study
11. 11.She ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) is tell (c) are telling (d) am telling
12. 12.___ we winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.The children ___ Grandma now. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) are help (d) am helping
14. 14.___ you going to school right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.___ they going to school right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.The children ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) am drawing (c) are draw (d) are drawing
17. 17.You ___ the room at the moment. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
18. 18.He ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
19. 19.I ___ cricket right now. (a) am play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
20. 20.___ Ira telling a story at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
21. 21.My parents ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are tell (d) are telling
22. 22.___ you telling a story now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.You ___ science right now. (a) are study (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) is studying
24. 24.You ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) are bring (c) am bringing (d) are bringing
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
26. 26.___ Diya eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
28. 28.___ Dev wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
31. 31.___ my parents telling a story now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.___ you helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
33. 33.___ Kabir riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
34. 34.___ Manav drawing a picture right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.They ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
36. 36.___ he winning the match right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyying (c) flyeing
38. 38.He ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) rideing (c) riding
40. 40.I ___ a kite right now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) am fly

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