Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 26 · 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 ___ in the pool now. (a) are swimming (b) is swimming (c) are swim (d) am swimming
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) takeeing (b) taking (c) takeing
3. 3.___ my cousins catching the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceing (b) danceeing (c) dancing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
6. 6.Nisha ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) is go (c) am going (d) are going
7. 7.___ we studying science now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swiming (c) swimeing
9. 9.___ my friends jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
10. 10.Arjun ___ a story at the moment. (a) is tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
11. 11.Manav ___ the bag now. (a) is carrying (b) are carrying (c) am carrying (d) is carry
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playing (b) playeing (c) playying
13. 13.___ you cooking rice at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
14. 14.You ___ a bicycle now. (a) is riding (b) are ride (c) am riding (d) are riding
15. 15.You ___ in the park now. (a) am running (b) is running (c) are run (d) are running
16. 16.___ she watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helping (b) helpping (c) helpeing
18. 18.Neel ___ to school now. (a) is go (b) are going (c) is going (d) am going
19. 19.He ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) is speak (c) is speaking (d) are speaking
20. 20.___ they washing the dishes at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.___ they riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogeing (b) joging (c) jogging
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watcheing (b) watchhing (c) watching
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “go”? (a) going (b) goeing (c) gooing
25. 25.You ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) are go (c) are going (d) am going
26. 26.I ___ a picture now. (a) am draw (b) am drawing (c) is drawing (d) are drawing
27. 27.We ___ to school at the moment. (a) are going (b) is going (c) am going (d) are go
28. 28.___ I dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
29. 29.They ___ a letter right now. (a) are write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) building (c) buildding
31. 31.___ she playing cricket at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleanning (c) cleaning
33. 33.My sister ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) is play (c) are playing (d) am playing
34. 34.They ___ a message right now. (a) am sending (b) are send (c) is sending (d) are sending
35. 35.She ___ a tree now. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) is plant (d) are planting
36. 36.My friends ___ to school now. (a) is going (b) are go (c) am going (d) are going
37. 37.___ I jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singeing (b) singging (c) singing
39. 39.My friends ___ lunch now. (a) are bring (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
40. 40.Karan ___ for the team right now. (a) is clapping (b) is clap (c) am clapping (d) are clapping

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