Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 166 · 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 catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.My sister ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) is watch
3. 3.___ Vivaan eating a mango at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.We ___ tea right now. (a) are make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
6. 6.My parents ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) are clap (d) is clapping
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
9. 9.___ you taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
11. 11.We ___ for the team now. (a) are clap (b) are clapping (c) is clapping (d) am clapping
12. 12.___ he carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
14. 14.He ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throw (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
15. 15.You ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) are jog
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
19. 19.___ we catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.___ I throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.___ he playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
22. 22.___ Dev watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
25. 25.The students ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) am swimming (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
29. 29.___ Ishaan buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.___ he eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
31. 31.Meera ___ the bag right now. (a) is carrying (b) is carry (c) am carrying (d) are carrying
32. 32.___ they flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
33. 33.___ my brother washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
34. 34.___ she cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
35. 35.___ my parents going to school now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
36. 36.I ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) am ride
37. 37.I ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) am clean (d) are cleaning
38. 38.___ they planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
40. 40.She ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is make (c) is making (d) are making

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