Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 191 · 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.We ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) are take (c) am taking (d) is taking
2. 2.I ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) am bake
3. 3.___ we studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) dancing (c) danceing
6. 6.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) is build (d) are building
7. 7.He ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) am cleaning
8. 8.___ she helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
10. 10.___ the students running in the park now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
11. 11.My friends ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catching (c) are catch (d) am catching
12. 12.My sister ___ lunch right now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) is bring (d) are bringing
13. 13.___ she drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.You ___ the bag now. (a) are carry (b) am carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carrying
15. 15.They ___ a song at the moment. (a) is singing (b) am singing (c) are singing (d) are sing
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
17. 17.My sister ___ the dog now. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) am feeding (d) is feed
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wineing (c) wining
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
21. 21.They ___ to school right now. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are go (d) are going
22. 22.The students ___ on the stage now. (a) are dance (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dancing
23. 23.You ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
24. 24.We ___ the match right now. (a) am winning (b) are win (c) are winning (d) is winning
25. 25.My sister ___ the dishes now. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
26. 26.___ he dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
27. 27.___ they sending a message at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feedding (c) feedeing
30. 30.My friends ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) is playing (d) are playing
31. 31.We ___ in the pool now. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swim
32. 32.___ I building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
33. 33.___ he carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
34. 34.___ she clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
37. 37.I ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) am swim
38. 38.Riya ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is fly (b) is flying (c) are flying (d) am flying
39. 39.Zoya ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) is catch (d) are catching
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing

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