Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 178 · 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 “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helping (c) helpping
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
3. 3.___ my brother running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.My friends ___ tea now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) are make (d) is making
5. 5.You ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) are sing (d) am singing
6. 6.You ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swim
7. 7.Farhan ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speak (d) am speaking
8. 8.The students ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is catching (b) are catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
9. 9.I ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) am help (d) am helping
10. 10.___ I carrying the bag right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
11. 11.___ we catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.___ Arjun building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.My brother ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) am baking
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
16. 16.___ she planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
18. 18.We ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
21. 21.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
23. 23.___ I climbing a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) goeing (b) gooing (c) going
26. 26.___ Isha bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
28. 28.___ we jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
29. 29.He ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speak
30. 30.My friends ___ the ball now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catching (d) are catch
31. 31.My friends ___ a song at the moment. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) is singing (d) are sing
32. 32.___ they climbing a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) is playing (c) are playing (d) am play
34. 34.He ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) am taking (d) are taking
35. 35.My brother ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is tell (c) is telling (d) are telling
36. 36.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
37. 37.I ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) am carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
38. 38.I ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) am cook (d) am cooking
39. 39.She ___ a message at the moment. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) is send
40. 40.We ___ to school right now. (a) are go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going

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