Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 220 · 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 climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.___ they sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.___ they wearing a cap now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
4. 4.You ___ a letter now. (a) is writing (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) are write
5. 5.___ I helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
6. 6.___ we making tea now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleanning (c) cleaneing
8. 8.___ Dev speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
9. 9.She ___ rice now. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
10. 10.I ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) am dance (d) is dancing
11. 11.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.___ he buying vegetables now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.I ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) is bringing (d) am bring
14. 14.He ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) am dancing
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
16. 16.___ my sister taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.Meera ___ the bag at the moment. (a) are carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
19. 19.___ we flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.Rahul ___ a cake now. (a) are baking (b) am baking (c) is bake (d) is baking
21. 21.You ___ the match now. (a) am winning (b) is winning (c) are win (d) are winning
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
23. 23.___ Riya drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.___ Nisha riding a bicycle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
25. 25.I ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are riding (b) am riding (c) am ride (d) is riding
26. 26.___ I helping Grandma right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.___ he drinking milk now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
28. 28.She ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
31. 31.___ she telling a story at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
33. 33.___ I watching a cartoon right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.___ I playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
35. 35.We ___ the match at the moment. (a) are winning (b) are win (c) am winning (d) is winning
36. 36.___ we riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
37. 37.___ she sending a message now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
38. 38.___ they feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
39. 39.They ___ the train now. (a) are take (b) are taking (c) is taking (d) am taking
40. 40.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendding (b) sending (c) sendeing

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