Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 228 · 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 building a sandcastle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
2. 2.___ you building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
3. 3.They ___ the bag right now. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carrying (d) are carry
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringeing (c) bringging
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
6. 6.___ my parents catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
7. 7.___ my brother running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapping (c) clapeing
9. 9.___ he riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
10. 10.___ my sister cleaning the room right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
11. 11.We ___ a mango now. (a) am eating (b) are eating (c) is eating (d) are eat
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbeing (b) climbbing (c) climbing
13. 13.___ we dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
14. 14.___ he studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.___ my brother helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimeing (c) swiming
17. 17.Meera ___ the ball right now. (a) is catch (b) are catching (c) is catching (d) am catching
18. 18.___ I eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.My brother ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) is wash (d) are washing
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flying (c) flyeing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catching (c) catcheing
22. 22.Kabir ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) is dance
23. 23.___ you running in the park right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.___ they riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
26. 26.I ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) am buy
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyeing (c) studyying
28. 28.You ___ a letter at the moment. (a) am writing (b) are writing (c) are write (d) is writing
29. 29.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpeing (c) helpping
31. 31.We ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am throwing (b) are throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throw
32. 32.___ my cousins eating a mango now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
33. 33.My parents ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are ride (b) am riding (c) are riding (d) is riding
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
35. 35.___ we jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
36. 36.___ my sister cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.___ I drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
39. 39.My sister ___ lunch right now. (a) is bring (b) is bringing (c) are bringing (d) am bringing
40. 40.Omkar ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) is climb (d) are climbing

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