Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 264 · 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 ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buy (c) are buying (d) is buying
2. 2.We ___ a story right now. (a) are telling (b) am telling (c) is telling (d) are tell
3. 3.___ they flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.My sister ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) is carrying (c) is carry (d) are carrying
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) wearing (c) weareing
6. 6.___ I building a sandcastle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyying (b) buyeing (c) buying
8. 8.My sister ___ Hindi right now. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speak
9. 9.We ___ a kite right now. (a) are fly (b) am flying (c) is flying (d) are flying
10. 10.___ I sending a message right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
11. 11.My sister ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) am dancing (b) are dancing (c) is dance (d) is dancing
12. 12.Ananya ___ to school at the moment. (a) am going (b) is going (c) are going (d) is go
13. 13.They ___ the ball now. (a) are catching (b) is catching (c) are catch (d) am catching
14. 14.___ you flying a kite now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.___ the students cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideing (b) riding (c) rideeing
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speakking (c) speaking
19. 19.___ he throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.They ___ in the pool now. (a) am swimming (b) are swim (c) are swimming (d) is swimming
21. 21.They ___ rice at the moment. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) are cook (d) are cooking
22. 22.Neel ___ the bag now. (a) am carrying (b) is carry (c) is carrying (d) are carrying
23. 23.___ my brother singing a song at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
24. 24.___ my cousins buying vegetables now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
25. 25.We ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) are wash (d) are washing
26. 26.___ you studying science right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.He ___ a kite at the moment. (a) is flying (b) are flying (c) is fly (d) am flying
28. 28.They ___ tea right now. (a) is making (b) are make (c) are making (d) am making
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaning (b) cleaneing (c) cleanning
30. 30.They ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) are feeding
31. 31.___ she swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
32. 32.___ the children jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
33. 33.She ___ science now. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) are studying (d) is study
34. 34.___ I writing a letter right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
35. 35.___ Priya washing the dishes right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.___ you singing a song right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
37. 37.I ___ Hindi now. (a) am speak (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speaking
38. 38.You ___ the ball right now. (a) are throw (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) are throwing
39. 39.___ I flying a kite at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
40. 40.They ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dance (b) is dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dancing

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