Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 267 · 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 swimming in the pool right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.Pooja ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) are swimming (b) am swimming (c) is swimming (d) is swim
3. 3.My cousins ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) am watching (c) are watching (d) are watch
4. 4.___ Myra flying a kite now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
5. 5.___ you dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “drink”? (a) drinkeing (b) drinkking (c) drinking
7. 7.___ she cooking rice now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
8. 8.I ___ the match right now. (a) is winning (b) am winning (c) am win (d) are winning
9. 9.We ___ in the park at the moment. (a) are run (b) am running (c) is running (d) are running
10. 10.I ___ milk now. (a) am drink (b) are drinking (c) is drinking (d) am drinking
11. 11.You ___ a song now. (a) are singing (b) am singing (c) is singing (d) are sing
12. 12.We ___ a kite now. (a) are flying (b) are fly (c) is flying (d) am flying
13. 13.___ you playing cricket at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
14. 14.She ___ the train now. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) are taking (d) am taking
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
16. 16.___ Ananya feeding the dog right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
17. 17.___ she buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.Zoya ___ a letter at the moment. (a) is writing (b) are writing (c) is write (d) am writing
19. 19.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speakking (c) speakeing
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catching (c) catchhing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “wear”? (a) wearring (b) weareing (c) wearing
23. 23.They ___ the dog now. (a) am feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feeding (d) are feed
24. 24.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildeing (c) buildding
26. 26.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
27. 27.Arjun ___ on the stage right now. (a) is dancing (b) is dance (c) are dancing (d) am dancing
28. 28.___ he jogging in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
29. 29.___ we playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
30. 30.You ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) are help
31. 31.You ___ the room right now. (a) are cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) are clean
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
33. 33.___ I swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) makeing (b) makeeing (c) making
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwwing (b) throweing (c) throwing
36. 36.___ we studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
37. 37.The children ___ a story now. (a) are tell (b) are telling (c) am telling (d) is telling
38. 38.He ___ a mango at the moment. (a) is eating (b) are eating (c) is eat (d) am eating
39. 39.They ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) are build (b) are building (c) is building (d) am building
40. 40.My brother ___ the room at the moment. (a) are cleaning (b) is clean (c) am cleaning (d) is cleaning

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