Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 16 · 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 singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
2. 2.My brother ___ Hindi now. (a) is speak (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
5. 5.___ he making tea now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
7. 7.___ Vivaan going to school now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.___ I throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
9. 9.___ the students winning the match at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
10. 10.We ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
11. 11.___ she drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
13. 13.My brother ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is bake (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) are baking
14. 14.You ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
15. 15.You ___ the train at the moment. (a) are take (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are taking
16. 16.He ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
17. 17.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) is planting (d) is plant
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
20. 20.___ the students planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.Ira ___ lunch at the moment. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) is bring
22. 22.Isha ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
24. 24.Priya ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swim
25. 25.He ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) are studying (d) is study
26. 26.___ they bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
27. 27.___ I taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkking (b) drinkeing (c) drinking
30. 30.The children ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) are swim
31. 31.I ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) are winning (c) is winning (d) am win
32. 32.My cousins ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) am helping (d) are help
33. 33.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) are climb (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
34. 34.___ Aarav helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
36. 36.The students ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) are buy (d) is buying
37. 37.___ Omkar clapping for the team right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weareing (c) wearring
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing

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