Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 241 · 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.They ___ a cap now. (a) is wearing (b) are wear (c) are wearing (d) am wearing
2. 2.He ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) is eat
3. 3.My friends ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) are plant (c) are planting (d) is planting
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
6. 6.___ you dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
7. 7.He ___ in the park now. (a) are running (b) is run (c) is running (d) am running
8. 8.___ I writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
10. 10.___ I building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
11. 11.___ she wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
12. 12.___ he speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookking (b) cooking (c) cookeing
14. 14.You ___ Hindi right now. (a) are speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
15. 15.The students ___ the ball now. (a) are catch (b) are catching (c) am catching (d) is catching
16. 16.I ___ the dog at the moment. (a) are feeding (b) am feed (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
17. 17.My friends ___ the ball at the moment. (a) am catching (b) are catch (c) is catching (d) are catching
18. 18.___ Priya washing the dishes now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
19. 19.She ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) am climbing (c) is climbing (d) is climb
20. 20.___ you building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.You ___ to school now. (a) are go (b) is going (c) are going (d) am going
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) claping (b) clapeing (c) clapping
25. 25.___ we cooking rice right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) jogeing (c) joging
27. 27.She ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) is helping (b) is help (c) are helping (d) am helping
28. 28.Omkar ___ the train at the moment. (a) is take (b) is taking (c) am taking (d) are taking
29. 29.___ they dancing on the stage now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writing (c) writeing
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
32. 32.They ___ the ball now. (a) am throwing (b) is throwing (c) are throw (d) are throwing
33. 33.Kabir ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) is washing (c) are washing (d) am washing
34. 34.We ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) is going (c) are go (d) am going
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeeing (b) makeing (c) making
36. 36.My brother ___ a cake at the moment. (a) is bake (b) is baking (c) are baking (d) am baking
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
38. 38.___ they feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
39. 39.___ the children sending a message at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
40. 40.___ they watching a cartoon at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is

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