Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 160 · 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 “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
2. 2.___ my sister singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
4. 4.They ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) are dance (d) am dancing
5. 5.My parents ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) is washing (d) am washing
6. 6.___ my brother washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.Omkar ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) is bringing
8. 8.They ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) are eat
9. 9.My friends ___ a mango right now. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) are eat (d) are eating
10. 10.He ___ the dishes right now. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) am washing
11. 11.We ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) are make (c) are making (d) is making
12. 12.___ she bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.He ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
14. 14.My sister ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dance
15. 15.___ we playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.We ___ the match at the moment. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are win (d) are winning
17. 17.My sister ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) is writing
18. 18.Ira ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playeing (c) playing
20. 20.___ Karan studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.___ the children catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.My brother ___ science now. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) is study (d) are studying
23. 23.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
25. 25.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
26. 26.You ___ a story now. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) are tell (d) is telling
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) running (c) runing
28. 28.___ my sister riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
29. 29.___ Karan writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
30. 30.I ___ a tree right now. (a) is climbing (b) am climb (c) are climbing (d) am climbing
31. 31.___ Rohan buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
32. 32.Arjun ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) is draw (d) am drawing
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
34. 34.We ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
36. 36.My cousins ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speak (d) are speaking
37. 37.Pooja ___ a cap at the moment. (a) are wearing (b) is wearing (c) is wear (d) am wearing
38. 38.___ she climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
39. 39.She ___ a cap at the moment. (a) is wear (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing

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