Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 273 · 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.___ he cooking rice now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
2. 2.___ my brother washing the dishes now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.My friends ___ Grandma now. (a) are help (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washing (b) washeing (c) washhing
5. 5.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
6. 6.I ___ on the stage now. (a) am dance (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dancing
7. 7.We ___ cricket right now. (a) am playing (b) are playing (c) are play (d) is playing
8. 8.___ she playing cricket now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
9. 9.He ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) is send (d) are sending
10. 10.Kavya ___ lunch now. (a) is bring (b) am bringing (c) are bringing (d) is bringing
11. 11.___ you dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catchhing (b) catcheing (c) catching
13. 13.___ my brother speaking Hindi right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eateing (c) eatting
15. 15.___ I clapping for the team right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
16. 16.___ she feeding the dog now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeeing (c) takeing
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buyeing (b) buying (c) buyying
19. 19.___ my sister wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
20. 20.___ my sister climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
21. 21.She ___ Grandma right now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is help (d) is helping
22. 22.___ she helping Grandma at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
23. 23.You ___ the match at the moment. (a) are win (b) is winning (c) am winning (d) are winning
24. 24.You ___ a sandcastle now. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am building (d) are build
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) draweing (c) drawwing
26. 26.___ Saanvi studying science right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.___ they taking the train at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) planting (c) plantting
29. 29.___ he winning the match now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
30. 30.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
32. 32.___ my sister climbing a tree right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.___ they going to school now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeing (c) bakeeing
35. 35.We ___ in the park now. (a) is jogging (b) are jogging (c) are jog (d) am jogging
36. 36.They ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dancing (d) are dance
37. 37.___ my parents clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
38. 38.___ Myra building a sandcastle now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
39. 39.My friends ___ cricket now. (a) is playing (b) am playing (c) are playing (d) are play
40. 40.They ___ a kite at the moment. (a) are flying (b) are fly (c) is flying (d) am flying

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