Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 171 · 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.They ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
2. 2.She ___ the room at the moment. (a) is clean (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) is cleaning
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
4. 4.Meera ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swim (c) is swimming (d) am swimming
5. 5.___ she playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
7. 7.She ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) is catch (c) am catching (d) is catching
8. 8.She ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swim
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideeing (c) rideing
10. 10.My brother ___ a tree right now. (a) is climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
11. 11.Myra ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are washing
12. 12.___ I buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawing (c) drawwing
14. 14.___ he running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
15. 15.___ Sneha eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
16. 16.___ he sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.Ananya ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catch (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catching
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwing (c) throwwing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
20. 20.___ you bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
21. 21.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) are play (c) am playing (d) is playing
22. 22.___ they taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
24. 24.My brother ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) is watch (d) are watching
25. 25.___ my sister making tea right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
26. 26.My sister ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) am eating (d) is eat
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
28. 28.___ Rahul carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telleing (b) telling (c) tellling
30. 30.___ they washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.She ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) are playing
32. 32.Ananya ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is running (b) are running (c) am running (d) is run
33. 33.___ Manav planting a tree at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.We ___ a cartoon now. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) am watching (d) are watching
35. 35.He ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is writing (d) is write
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringeing (b) bringing (c) bringging
38. 38.___ Myra drinking milk right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.You ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) is watching (c) are watch (d) are watching
40. 40.___ he baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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