← Present continuous tense lesson New set →

Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 248 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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).

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Ananya ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) is study (c) am studying (d) are studying
  2. 2.We ___ in the pool now. (a) are swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
  3. 3.___ we dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.___ Ira cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.You ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) are catch (c) is catching (d) am catching
  6. 6.___ he eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  7. 7.___ she singing a song right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  8. 8.She ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am climbing (b) is climbing (c) are climbing (d) is climb
  9. 9.He ___ to school now. (a) are going (b) am going (c) is going (d) is go
  10. 10.My friends ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) am making (c) are make (d) is making
  11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
  12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
  13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
  14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singging (b) singeing (c) singing
  15. 15.You ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) are cook (c) are cooking (d) am cooking
  16. 16.___ Rohan cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.___ Zoya flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
  18. 18.My brother ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
  19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) wineing (c) winning
  20. 20.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
  21. 21.___ the children taking the train now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
  22. 22.Ira ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) is tell
  23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buying (c) buyeing
  24. 24.___ I drawing a picture right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
  25. 25.Farhan ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) are washing (c) am washing (d) is washing
  26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wearring (c) weareing
  27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
  28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) making (c) makeeing
  29. 29.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.I ___ Hindi now. (a) am speaking (b) are speaking (c) is speaking (d) am speak
  31. 31.They ___ a bicycle now. (a) are ride (b) is riding (c) are riding (d) am riding
  32. 32.We ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) are carry (c) am carrying (d) is carrying
  33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rideing (c) rideeing
  34. 34.Tara ___ the bag right now. (a) are carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) is carry
  35. 35.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) are run (c) are running (d) is running
  36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catcheing (c) catchhing
  37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
  38. 38.___ they wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
  39. 39.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
  40. 40.We ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) am planting (c) are plant (d) is planting

Answer key

  1. is studying
  2. are swimming
  3. Are
  4. Is
  5. are catching
  6. Is
  7. Is
  8. is climbing
  9. is going
  10. are making
  11. watching
  12. jogging
  13. telling
  14. singing
  15. are cooking
  16. Is
  17. Is
  18. is dancing
  19. winning
  20. Are
  21. Are
  22. is telling
  23. buying
  24. Am
  25. is washing
  26. wearing
  27. cleaning
  28. making
  29. Are
  30. am speaking
  31. are riding
  32. are carrying
  33. riding
  34. is carrying
  35. are running
  36. catching
  37. dancing
  38. Are
  39. climbing
  40. are planting

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar