Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 193 · 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.My sister ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cook (d) are cooking
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
4. 4.We ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are build (b) is building (c) are building (d) am building
5. 5.He ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) is draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
6. 6.We ___ the ball now. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) are throw
7. 7.___ he speaking Hindi right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.___ you throwing the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
10. 10.___ you going to school now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
11. 11.She ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am jogging (b) are jogging (c) is jogging (d) is jog
12. 12.Kabir ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cook (b) is cooking (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
14. 14.My brother ___ a tree right now. (a) is planting (b) are planting (c) is plant (d) am planting
15. 15.You ___ a cake right now. (a) am baking (b) are bake (c) are baking (d) is baking
16. 16.___ Ananya singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
17. 17.They ___ a message now. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) am sending (d) are sending
18. 18.___ they playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.They ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) are drink (c) is drinking (d) are drinking
20. 20.You ___ the bag at the moment. (a) is carrying (b) are carry (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
21. 21.He ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) is dance
22. 22.Aarav ___ in the pool right now. (a) am swimming (b) are swimming (c) is swim (d) is swimming
23. 23.___ she buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
24. 24.I ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) am plant
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) winning (c) wining
26. 26.He ___ vegetables now. (a) is buying (b) are buying (c) is buy (d) am buying
27. 27.She ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) is fly
28. 28.You ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) are plant (c) is planting (d) are planting
29. 29.We ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
30. 30.___ he flying a kite right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.Yash ___ a cap at the moment. (a) am wearing (b) are wearing (c) is wearing (d) is wear
32. 32.I ___ milk right now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drink
33. 33.___ my brother playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.My sister ___ the match right now. (a) is win (b) am winning (c) is winning (d) are winning
35. 35.___ Rahul running in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
37. 37.Diya ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) am catching (c) is catch (d) is catching
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
39. 39.___ we playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
40. 40.___ she jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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