Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 210 · 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 ___ milk at the moment. (a) am drinking (b) is drinking (c) am drink (d) are drinking
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wineing (b) wining (c) winning
3. 3.The children ___ the match now. (a) are win (b) is winning (c) are winning (d) am winning
4. 4.Nisha ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) is making (d) is make
5. 5.___ my brother dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.___ you swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.___ my brother playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimeing (b) swiming (c) swimming
9. 9.We ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) are wash (c) is washing (d) am washing
10. 10.Meera ___ cricket now. (a) is play (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) is playing
11. 11.___ Ishaan flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
12. 12.___ they planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.We ___ the room now. (a) am cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) are clean (d) is cleaning
14. 14.___ you cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
15. 15.___ you watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.___ you helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.You ___ a cake now. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
18. 18.He ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is build (d) is building
19. 19.___ I watching a cartoon now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
21. 21.___ they taking the train at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.You ___ the ball right now. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) are catch
23. 23.We ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washeing (c) washing
26. 26.___ I cooking rice right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
28. 28.I ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) am win (c) is winning (d) are winning
29. 29.She ___ Hindi now. (a) are speaking (b) is speaking (c) is speak (d) am speaking
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
31. 31.He ___ the room right now. (a) is cleaning (b) is clean (c) are cleaning (d) am cleaning
32. 32.We ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carrying (c) are carry (d) am carrying
33. 33.We ___ the ball right now. (a) are throw (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throwing
34. 34.___ we bringing lunch right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
35. 35.___ we flying a kite right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
37. 37.Aisha ___ lunch right now. (a) is bring (b) are bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bringing
38. 38.___ my sister watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
39. 39.The children ___ a message at the moment. (a) are send (b) is sending (c) are sending (d) am sending
40. 40.___ she riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

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