Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 222 · 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 throwing the ball now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
2. 2.___ she building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.You ___ the train at the moment. (a) are take (b) am taking (c) are taking (d) is taking
4. 4.___ you feeding the dog right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playying (b) playing (c) playeing
6. 6.___ we clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
7. 7.___ I taking the train now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.___ Rahul taking the train right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
9. 9.The students ___ a tree right now. (a) are plant (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) am planting
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyeing (c) flyying
11. 11.My brother ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) is carry (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
13. 13.___ we taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
14. 14.He ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) is build (d) are building
15. 15.___ Farhan dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
16. 16.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
17. 17.He ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is washing (b) is wash (c) are washing (d) am washing
18. 18.They ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) am drinking (c) are drink (d) is drinking
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
20. 20.___ my cousins flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.___ she writing a letter now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
22. 22.They ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speak (c) are speaking (d) am speaking
23. 23.___ you watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
24. 24.She ___ a message at the moment. (a) am sending (b) is send (c) is sending (d) are sending
25. 25.___ the students feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
27. 27.He ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) is throw (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
28. 28.___ we dancing on the stage now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
32. 32.The children ___ tea right now. (a) am making (b) are make (c) are making (d) is making
33. 33.My parents ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
34. 34.___ I writing a letter now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
36. 36.They ___ cricket now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) is playing (d) are play
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeing (b) bakeeing (c) baking
38. 38.___ we going to school now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.___ you drinking milk now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

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