Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 215 · 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.He ___ Hindi right now. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speak (d) are speaking
2. 2.He ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is building (d) is build
3. 3.Kabir ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) are helping (c) am helping (d) is help
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
5. 5.They ___ a cartoon now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) are watch (d) am watching
6. 6.___ they wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eatting (b) eating (c) eateing
9. 9.I ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) am bake (c) am baking (d) are baking
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
11. 11.I ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) am carry (d) is carrying
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
13. 13.___ you riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing
15. 15.Meera ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
16. 16.Rahul ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) is carrying (c) are carrying (d) am carrying
17. 17.They ___ rice now. (a) is cooking (b) are cooking (c) are cook (d) am cooking
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
19. 19.___ they riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.They ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) are studying (c) is studying (d) are study
21. 21.Ananya ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) is play (d) am playing
22. 22.___ they helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
23. 23.___ my brother drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
24. 24.We ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am building (d) are build
25. 25.___ Ira swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
26. 26.Omkar ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) am taking (d) are taking
27. 27.___ Kunal baking a cake now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
28. 28.___ Diya drawing a picture right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
29. 29.___ you dancing on the stage now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
30. 30.He ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
32. 32.___ Dev dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.___ she taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.___ Aarav cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.Arjun ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cooking (c) is cook (d) is cooking
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
37. 37.She ___ lunch right now. (a) are bringing (b) is bring (c) am bringing (d) is bringing
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
39. 39.___ the students bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telleing (c) tellling

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