Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 19 · 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.Riya ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clapping (b) is clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
2. 2.He ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
3. 3.They ___ a cap right now. (a) am wearing (b) is wearing (c) are wearing (d) are wear
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watching (c) watchhing
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
9. 9.He ___ a tree right now. (a) is climb (b) am climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climbing
10. 10.___ the children building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.My friends ___ a cap right now. (a) are wearing (b) are wear (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
12. 12.___ you speaking Hindi right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
13. 13.___ you winning the match right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.___ my cousins going to school right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
15. 15.You ___ cricket now. (a) are play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing
16. 16.I ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) am flying (c) am fly (d) are flying
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) building (c) buildeing
18. 18.___ they swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) is fly (c) am flying (d) are flying
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
22. 22.___ they singing a song right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
23. 23.Neel ___ in the pool now. (a) is swim (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
24. 24.Karan ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
25. 25.Saanvi ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) is feed (d) am feeding
26. 26.We ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cook
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
29. 29.___ we speaking Hindi now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.I ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cook (d) am cooking
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
32. 32.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am climb (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climbing
33. 33.You ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
34. 34.He ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) is go (c) is going (d) am going
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
36. 36.My brother ___ vegetables now. (a) are buying (b) is buy (c) am buying (d) is buying
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
38. 38.Ananya ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) is throwing (c) is throw (d) am throwing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing

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