Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 198 · 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.She ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) is bake
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studying (c) studyying
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
6. 6.___ Diya buying vegetables right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speak (d) am speaking
8. 8.My friends ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) are send (c) is sending (d) am sending
9. 9.We ___ the dishes right now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is washing (d) are wash
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sendeing (c) sending
11. 11.He ___ vegetables now. (a) am buying (b) is buying (c) is buy (d) are buying
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
13. 13.She ___ a picture right now. (a) is drawing (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is draw
14. 14.___ I buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.___ we helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
16. 16.I ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am build (d) am building
17. 17.___ my sister watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.___ the students dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
19. 19.I ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) am speak
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washhing (c) washing
22. 22.He ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) is draw (c) is drawing (d) am drawing
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
24. 24.___ my parents washing the dishes right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
25. 25.___ the children riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
26. 26.My sister ___ a story at the moment. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is tell (d) is telling
27. 27.Karan ___ milk now. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
28. 28.___ Nisha studying science now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
30. 30.___ Kunal dancing on the stage right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.I ___ tea right now. (a) am make (b) am making (c) are making (d) is making
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
33. 33.I ___ Grandma now. (a) am help (b) is helping (c) are helping (d) am helping
34. 34.My brother ___ in the park right now. (a) am jogging (b) is jog (c) is jogging (d) are jogging
35. 35.___ my friends planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
36. 36.We ___ Grandma right now. (a) is helping (b) are help (c) am helping (d) are helping
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakeing (c) speakking
38. 38.You ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
39. 39.We ___ a cake at the moment. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) is baking
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying

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