Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 212 · 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 clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
3. 3.___ my friends cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
5. 5.You ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) are write (d) am writing
6. 6.She ___ in the park right now. (a) are jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jog (d) is jogging
7. 7.She ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
8. 8.___ you cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
9. 9.___ my brother telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
10. 10.I ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) am study (d) am studying
11. 11.___ my parents throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carrying (b) carryying (c) carryeing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
16. 16.She ___ tea right now. (a) is make (b) is making (c) am making (d) are making
17. 17.___ Ananya studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
18. 18.___ my parents catching the ball right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
19. 19.___ she singing a song now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyeing (b) flying (c) flyying
21. 21.My friends ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is building (d) are build
22. 22.The children ___ milk now. (a) am drinking (b) are drinking (c) are drink (d) is drinking
23. 23.The children ___ in the park now. (a) are run (b) is running (c) are running (d) am running
24. 24.___ I writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
26. 26.I ___ the room right now. (a) am cleaning (b) am clean (c) is cleaning (d) are cleaning
27. 27.You ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are clean
28. 28.He ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) am helping (c) is help (d) is helping
29. 29.___ you planting a tree right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
30. 30.___ Zoya carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
31. 31.___ they cooking rice at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
32. 32.You ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) are take
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
34. 34.She ___ lunch now. (a) am bringing (b) is bring (c) is bringing (d) are bringing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringging (c) bringeing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
37. 37.Aditya ___ a picture now. (a) is draw (b) is drawing (c) are drawing (d) am drawing
38. 38.___ he jogging in the park now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studying (c) studyeing
40. 40.We ___ the dog now. (a) are feed (b) are feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding

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