Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 226 · 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 parents ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are play (c) are playing (d) is playing
2. 2.The students ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clap (d) are clapping
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sending (c) sendding
6. 6.___ we flying a kite right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runing (b) running (c) runeing
9. 9.She ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is bake (c) is baking (d) are baking
10. 10.___ I speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.___ I running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.___ we wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.Nisha ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) am studying
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
15. 15.___ she drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) weareing (b) wearring (c) wearing
18. 18.I ___ a cartoon now. (a) am watch (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) is watching
19. 19.___ my brother planting a tree now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryeing (b) carryying (c) carrying
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
22. 22.___ we baking a cake now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
23. 23.You ___ cricket at the moment. (a) is playing (b) are playing (c) am playing (d) are play
24. 24.___ Rohan baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
25. 25.He ___ the room now. (a) is clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
26. 26.Ira ___ the room now. (a) is cleaning (b) are cleaning (c) is clean (d) am cleaning
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaning (c) cleaneing
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) tellling (b) telling (c) telleing
29. 29.___ they writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
30. 30.___ my cousins winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singing (c) singeing
32. 32.We ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
34. 34.___ they clapping for the team now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbing (c) climbbing
37. 37.___ my sister baking a cake at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.We ___ rice right now. (a) am cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
39. 39.The children ___ the ball right now. (a) are throwing (b) are throw (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
40. 40.___ he throwing the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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