Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 201 · 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.They ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) are eat (c) am eating (d) are eating
2. 2.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
3. 3.___ I eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
5. 5.He ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) is building (c) is build (d) are building
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
7. 7.Neel ___ cricket right now. (a) are playing (b) is play (c) am playing (d) is playing
8. 8.___ Meera playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
9. 9.They ___ on the stage now. (a) are dance (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dancing
10. 10.___ you carrying the bag now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.They ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are help (c) are helping (d) is helping
13. 13.___ my cousins cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
15. 15.My sister ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is build (b) am building (c) is building (d) are building
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
18. 18.___ I telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.The children ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) are wash (d) is washing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
21. 21.___ I planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
25. 25.She ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) are washing
26. 26.___ we eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.___ I carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookking (c) cookeing
29. 29.She ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throw (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeing (b) writeeing (c) writing
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinking (c) drinkking
32. 32.___ my brother winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
34. 34.She ___ the room at the moment. (a) am cleaning (b) is clean (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
35. 35.They ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bring (d) are bringing
36. 36.He ___ a mango now. (a) is eat (b) is eating (c) are eating (d) am eating
37. 37.I ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speak (b) are speaking (c) am speaking (d) is speaking
38. 38.She ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) are sending
39. 39.They ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are wash (c) are washing (d) am washing
40. 40.He ___ the train at the moment. (a) is taking (b) are taking (c) am taking (d) is take

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