Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 217 · 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.My brother ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climb (d) is climbing
2. 2.___ they feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
3. 3.You ___ the dishes now. (a) is washing (b) are washing (c) are wash (d) am washing
4. 4.Aditya ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speak (d) am speaking
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeeing (c) makeing
6. 6.Aditya ___ lunch right now. (a) is bringing (b) is bring (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
7. 7.The students ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) are buy (c) are buying (d) am buying
8. 8.They ___ a sandcastle now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is building (d) are build
9. 9.She ___ the bag now. (a) is carry (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
10. 10.___ my sister drinking milk right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) jogging (c) joging
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throweing (c) throwwing
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
15. 15.Vivaan ___ the train now. (a) am taking (b) is taking (c) is take (d) are taking
16. 16.___ they jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.My cousins ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
18. 18.You ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) are throw (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyying (b) studyeing (c) studying
20. 20.I ___ cricket at the moment. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) am play
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
22. 22.___ we drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) dancing (c) danceeing
24. 24.He ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clapping (b) are clapping (c) is clap (d) is clapping
25. 25.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
26. 26.They ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) is bringing (c) are bring (d) am bringing
27. 27.___ Meera planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
28. 28.My cousins ___ a mango right now. (a) are eat (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eating
29. 29.He ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) are sending
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playying (c) playeing
32. 32.My brother ___ the ball right now. (a) is throw (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
33. 33.___ my cousins eating a mango right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
34. 34.Yash ___ Grandma now. (a) is help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
35. 35.He ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is ride
36. 36.___ my parents playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
37. 37.___ you buying vegetables right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
38. 38.You ___ the room right now. (a) are clean (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) are cleaning
39. 39.___ Ananya wearing a cap right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing

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