Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 20 · 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.I ___ in the park now. (a) am jog (b) am jogging (c) are jogging (d) is jogging
2. 2.I ___ on the stage right now. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) am dance (d) is dancing
3. 3.___ Omkar cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.You ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are write (c) are writing (d) is writing
5. 5.We ___ rice at the moment. (a) are cook (b) are cooking (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) bakeing (c) baking
7. 7.Dev ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
8. 8.He ___ a tree now. (a) is plant (b) am planting (c) are planting (d) is planting
9. 9.They ___ lunch now. (a) are bring (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
12. 12.___ my cousins dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
13. 13.They ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are clean (d) are cleaning
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) making (c) makeing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) runeing (c) running
16. 16.We ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are ride (b) am riding (c) is riding (d) are riding
17. 17.They ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) are climb
18. 18.My friends ___ the room at the moment. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) are cleaning (d) are clean
19. 19.We ___ the ball now. (a) are catch (b) am catching (c) are catching (d) is catching
20. 20.We ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speak (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
21. 21.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.I ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is making (c) are making (d) am make
23. 23.They ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
25. 25.You ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are building (b) is building (c) am building (d) are build
26. 26.Dev ___ a bicycle right now. (a) is ride (b) are riding (c) is riding (d) am riding
27. 27.___ we making tea right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.He ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
29. 29.Isha ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) is carry
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swimming (c) swiming
31. 31.Ananya ___ a tree now. (a) am climbing (b) are climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
32. 32.___ my parents studying science now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
34. 34.You ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is baking (d) are bake
35. 35.Isha ___ a kite at the moment. (a) am flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) is flying
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
37. 37.___ my brother cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.Rohan ___ in the pool right now. (a) is swim (b) is swimming (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
40. 40.___ I bringing lunch right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

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