Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 162 · 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 ___ the dog right now. (a) am feed (b) is feeding (c) am feeding (d) are feeding
2. 2.The children ___ a kite now. (a) am flying (b) are fly (c) are flying (d) is flying
3. 3.___ Tara riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.My cousins ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
5. 5.She ___ the match at the moment. (a) is win (b) am winning (c) are winning (d) is winning
6. 6.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.You ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) are clean (d) am cleaning
8. 8.They ___ the match now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) are win (d) are winning
9. 9.Aarav ___ a picture now. (a) are drawing (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) is draw
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catchhing (c) catcheing
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
12. 12.I ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) am plant (c) are planting (d) am planting
13. 13.___ she buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
15. 15.My brother ___ a kite now. (a) is fly (b) are flying (c) is flying (d) am flying
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
17. 17.___ my sister cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
18. 18.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are build (c) is building (d) are building
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
20. 20.The children ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
22. 22.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) am building (c) are build (d) are building
23. 23.You ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dance (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
24. 24.___ my parents singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
26. 26.___ my sister sending a message now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
27. 27.I ___ in the park now. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) am jog (d) is jogging
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
29. 29.We ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) are playing (d) is playing
30. 30.Priya ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) am baking (d) is bake
31. 31.___ Karan playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
32. 32.___ they swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
33. 33.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.___ they building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.He ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speak
36. 36.He ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) is carry (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
37. 37.I ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) are catching (c) am catch (d) is catching
38. 38.You ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swim (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
39. 39.I ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) am write (c) is writing (d) are writing
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing

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