Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 21 · 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.We ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
2. 2.___ Yash washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
3. 3.___ Ananya baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
5. 5.___ you taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
7. 7.___ we dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
9. 9.___ she cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
10. 10.___ my friends flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
12. 12.She ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) am writing
13. 13.He ___ a letter right now. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) is writing
14. 14.Omkar ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) am watching (b) are watching (c) is watching (d) is watch
15. 15.The students ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eat (b) am eating (c) is eating (d) are eating
16. 16.___ I building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
17. 17.___ Ananya planting a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
19. 19.Kavya ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is go (c) is going (d) are going
20. 20.___ you telling a story right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.___ she dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
23. 23.She ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
24. 24.___ you drawing a picture now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.My brother ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) is send (d) am sending
26. 26.Riya ___ a song right now. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) am singing (d) is sing
27. 27.You ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) are win
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
29. 29.He ___ a bicycle now. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
31. 31.___ Vivaan running in the park right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
32. 32.___ I watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
33. 33.My sister ___ tea at the moment. (a) am making (b) is making (c) is make (d) are making
34. 34.I ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) am ride
35. 35.We ___ a story at the moment. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) am telling (d) are telling
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
38. 38.___ she buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.___ she cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
40. 40.Aditya ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) is swim (d) are swimming

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