Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 170 · 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 “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinkeing (c) drinkking
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
3. 3.___ she cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.We ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) are tell
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
6. 6.___ my parents baking a cake right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.___ you flying a kite at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
9. 9.___ you watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
10. 10.___ you speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
13. 13.My sister ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
15. 15.___ you dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
16. 16.My sister ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) is playing
17. 17.___ he building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
19. 19.We ___ a song right now. (a) am singing (b) are singing (c) is singing (d) are sing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eateing (c) eating
22. 22.My brother ___ in the park right now. (a) is run (b) is running (c) am running (d) are running
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cooking (c) cookking
24. 24.___ my brother carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
25. 25.I ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dance (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
27. 27.___ Zoya baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
28. 28.I ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) am draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
29. 29.___ my parents clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.They ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) are drink (d) is drinking
31. 31.___ Neel helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
33. 33.She ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
34. 34.___ he flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.He ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) is buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
36. 36.___ we writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
38. 38.___ my brother dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.___ he watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping

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