Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 192 · 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.___ you dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.My sister ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) is buy
3. 3.You ___ a tree now. (a) is planting (b) are plant (c) am planting (d) are planting
4. 4.___ they eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
5. 5.___ Aisha studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
8. 8.___ they cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
9. 9.We ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) are swim
10. 10.___ they drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
11. 11.We ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) are bake (d) am baking
12. 12.___ I cooking rice at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
13. 13.He ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watch (d) is watching
14. 14.___ you studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.___ they telling a story right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.___ I cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.___ Isha studying science now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
18. 18.My brother ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) is sending (d) are sending
19. 19.They ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) are swim
20. 20.Riya ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
21. 21.___ we eating a mango at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
22. 22.You ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) is cleaning
23. 23.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
24. 24.___ Diya watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.Aditya ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) is fly (c) am flying (d) is flying
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
27. 27.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) is plant (d) are planting
28. 28.He ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) are baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
29. 29.She ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
30. 30.___ we riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.___ he swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.He ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) is jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jog
33. 33.My sister ___ a kite right now. (a) is fly (b) am flying (c) are flying (d) is flying
34. 34.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.You ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watch
36. 36.Tara ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speak (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
37. 37.You ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climbing (d) are climb
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
40. 40.Kavya ___ cricket now. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am playing

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