Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 250 · 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.We ___ a cake now. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) are bake (d) are baking
2. 2.Karan ___ tea right now. (a) are making (b) is make (c) is making (d) am making
3. 3.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceeing (c) danceing
4. 4.He ___ a message now. (a) am sending (b) are sending (c) is sending (d) is send
5. 5.___ they dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
7. 7.___ they jogging in the park now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
8. 8.They ___ a tree right now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are plant (d) are planting
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbeing (c) climbing
11. 11.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
13. 13.___ my friends swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studyeing (b) studyying (c) studying
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
16. 16.We ___ science right now. (a) is studying (b) are study (c) am studying (d) are studying
17. 17.___ Ira building a sandcastle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planteing (c) planting
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sendeing (b) sendding (c) sending
20. 20.Omkar ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) am building (c) is build (d) are building
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singing (c) singging
22. 22.My brother ___ the ball at the moment. (a) are catching (b) is catch (c) am catching (d) is catching
23. 23.My sister ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is climbing (b) are climbing (c) am climbing (d) is climb
24. 24.___ my cousins watching a cartoon now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
26. 26.___ my sister helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
27. 27.I ___ a cake at the moment. (a) am bake (b) is baking (c) am baking (d) are baking
28. 28.My friends ___ the room now. (a) are clean (b) are cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) wining (b) winning (c) wineing
30. 30.Karan ___ science right now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) is study (d) are studying
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
34. 34.We ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) are buy (b) is buying (c) are buying (d) am buying
35. 35.___ Ishaan planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
37. 37.Karan ___ a bicycle right now. (a) are riding (b) is ride (c) is riding (d) am riding
38. 38.___ my parents cleaning the room now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
39. 39.___ you studying science at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.They ___ a song now. (a) is singing (b) are singing (c) are sing (d) am singing

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