Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 218 · 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 bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carry
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
3. 3.My parents ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) are swim (c) am swimming (d) are swimming
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feeding (c) feedeing
5. 5.I ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) am help (c) are helping (d) is helping
6. 6.___ they throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
7. 7.___ my parents riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
9. 9.___ we drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
10. 10.___ he playing cricket right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.You ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) are ride (c) are riding (d) is riding
12. 12.___ my cousins throwing the ball at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.My parents ___ the train now. (a) are taking (b) is taking (c) are take (d) am taking
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
15. 15.___ my sister eating a mango now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playying (c) playing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helping (c) helpeing
20. 20.___ Dev writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.___ the students planting a tree now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.___ you building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
23. 23.Kunal ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) are building (b) am building (c) is building (d) is build
24. 24.___ Tara flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.___ my sister cooking rice now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.___ you jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writing (b) writeeing (c) writeing
29. 29.I ___ a picture right now. (a) am draw (b) is drawing (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
30. 30.___ she bringing lunch now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
31. 31.___ you cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
32. 32.We ___ a kite right now. (a) am flying (b) are fly (c) is flying (d) are flying
33. 33.My sister ___ science right now. (a) is study (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) are studying
34. 34.___ they singing a song at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.___ my sister making tea at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
36. 36.We ___ Grandma now. (a) are helping (b) is helping (c) are help (d) am helping
37. 37.___ I drinking milk now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
39. 39.We ___ a cake right now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) are bake (d) is baking
40. 40.We ___ the dog right now. (a) are feeding (b) are feed (c) am feeding (d) is feeding

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