Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 263 · 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.Ishaan ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) am building (b) are building (c) is build (d) is building
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watchhing (c) watcheing
3. 3.___ Kabir writing a letter at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.___ we clapping for the team now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
7. 7.He ___ lunch now. (a) is bringing (b) are bringing (c) is bring (d) am bringing
8. 8.We ___ a picture right now. (a) are drawing (b) are draw (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringing (c) bringeing
10. 10.I ___ a picture at the moment. (a) is drawing (b) am draw (c) am drawing (d) are drawing
11. 11.___ Riya cleaning the room right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.___ my parents running in the park at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
13. 13.He ___ rice now. (a) is cook (b) am cooking (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
14. 14.We ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buying (b) are buy (c) am buying (d) is buying
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) joging (b) jogging (c) jogeing
18. 18.___ we winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
19. 19.We ___ for the team now. (a) is clapping (b) are clapping (c) am clapping (d) are clap
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimeing (c) swimming
21. 21.Aditya ___ cricket now. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is play (d) is playing
22. 22.___ Sneha building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
23. 23.___ I bringing lunch now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.We ___ a song now. (a) are sing (b) is singing (c) am singing (d) are singing
25. 25.She ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) is clean
26. 26.Kunal ___ a bicycle now. (a) am riding (b) are riding (c) is ride (d) is riding
27. 27.Farhan ___ the ball at the moment. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) are throwing (d) is throw
28. 28.___ I cooking rice right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
29. 29.___ Isha telling a story now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.___ Kabir winning the match now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleanning (b) cleaneing (c) cleaning
32. 32.I ___ a tree at the moment. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) are planting (d) am plant
33. 33.My parents ___ the ball right now. (a) am catching (b) is catching (c) are catch (d) are catching
34. 34.The children ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) are cook (d) am cooking
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
37. 37.I ___ in the park at the moment. (a) is jogging (b) am jog (c) am jogging (d) are jogging
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) clapeing (c) claping
39. 39.Omkar ___ milk at the moment. (a) is drink (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
40. 40.___ they wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

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