Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 179 · 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.The students ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) am baking
2. 2.___ the students studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.___ I jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.___ they planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.___ she sending a message at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
6. 6.___ Omkar helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
7. 7.They ___ for the team now. (a) are clapping (b) is clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap
8. 8.___ she carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.___ she bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.Rahul ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) is cook (d) am cooking
11. 11.___ they telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) gooing (b) goeing (c) going
13. 13.My cousins ___ a letter now. (a) am writing (b) are write (c) is writing (d) are writing
14. 14.___ we cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
16. 16.They ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) are climb (c) am climbing (d) is climbing
17. 17.Rahul ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throw (d) am throwing
18. 18.I ___ rice right now. (a) is cooking (b) am cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
20. 20.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.___ you washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.___ he speaking Hindi now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
23. 23.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) are writing (b) is writing (c) are write (d) am writing
24. 24.You ___ in the park right now. (a) are running (b) is running (c) am running (d) are run
25. 25.I ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carry
26. 26.___ Nisha building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
27. 27.___ they drinking milk at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
28. 28.___ my sister telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
29. 29.Aditya ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) is wash
30. 30.___ Aarav wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
32. 32.___ he swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.___ the students swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.___ he planting a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
35. 35.___ my friends writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
37. 37.We ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
38. 38.I ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) am jog (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
39. 39.Dev ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) is throw (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying

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