Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 275 · 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.___ I running in the park now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
2. 2.I ___ the bag now. (a) are carrying (b) am carry (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
3. 3.___ you buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
4. 4.My sister ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) am feeding (c) is feeding (d) is feed
5. 5.They ___ on the stage right now. (a) are dancing (b) am dancing (c) is dancing (d) are dance
6. 6.I ___ on the stage now. (a) are dancing (b) is dancing (c) am dance (d) am dancing
7. 7.___ Kabir feeding the dog at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
8. 8.The children ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cook
9. 9.___ Ananya telling a story right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
10. 10.My friends ___ the ball right now. (a) are throw (b) is throwing (c) am throwing (d) are throwing
11. 11.___ my friends cleaning the room at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
12. 12.___ Rohan swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singging (c) singeing
14. 14.I ___ milk right now. (a) are drinking (b) am drink (c) am drinking (d) is drinking
15. 15.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
16. 16.___ they throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
17. 17.___ you cleaning the room right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
18. 18.The children ___ in the park at the moment. (a) am running (b) are running (c) is running (d) are run
19. 19.I ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) am cook
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “ride”? (a) rideeing (b) riding (c) rideing
21. 21.I ___ a picture now. (a) am draw (b) are drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
22. 22.___ they dancing on the stage right now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
23. 23.My friends ___ a story now. (a) is telling (b) are tell (c) am telling (d) are telling
24. 24.My brother ___ a cartoon right now. (a) is watching (b) are watching (c) is watch (d) am watching
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
26. 26.They ___ vegetables right now. (a) are buy (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) am buying
27. 27.You ___ science now. (a) are study (b) are studying (c) am studying (d) is studying
28. 28.They ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swimming (b) am swimming (c) are swim (d) are swimming
29. 29.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
30. 30.I ___ a story at the moment. (a) am tell (b) are telling (c) is telling (d) am telling
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
32. 32.We ___ the dog at the moment. (a) am feeding (b) are feeding (c) are feed (d) is feeding
33. 33.Which is the correct -ing form of “study”? (a) studying (b) studyying (c) studyeing
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildeing (b) buildding (c) building
35. 35.I ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watching (b) am watch (c) is watching (d) am watching
36. 36.He ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) is wear (c) is wearing (d) am wearing
37. 37.My sister ___ the bag at the moment. (a) am carrying (b) are carrying (c) is carry (d) is carrying
38. 38.We ___ the dishes now. (a) am washing (b) are washing (c) is washing (d) are wash
39. 39.My cousins ___ to school now. (a) are go (b) am going (c) is going (d) are going
40. 40.Arjun ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) are baking (c) is bake (d) am baking

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