Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 279 · 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.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cookeing (b) cookking (c) cooking
2. 2.___ I watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
3. 3.___ he speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “win”? (a) winning (b) wining (c) wineing
5. 5.He ___ a song now. (a) am singing (b) is singing (c) is sing (d) are singing
6. 6.You ___ a bicycle at the moment. (a) are ride (b) is riding (c) am riding (d) are riding
7. 7.___ they baking a cake now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “write”? (a) writeeing (b) writeing (c) writing
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
11. 11.___ I building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.She ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) am playing (c) is playing (d) is play
13. 13.They ___ for the team at the moment. (a) am clapping (b) are clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
14. 14.___ my sister carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
15. 15.Ishaan ___ rice right now. (a) is cook (b) am cooking (c) is cooking (d) are cooking
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedding (b) feedeing (c) feeding
17. 17.I ___ the dishes right now. (a) am washing (b) am wash (c) are washing (d) is washing
18. 18.___ they helping Grandma right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
19. 19.___ he wearing a cap now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
20. 20.___ we carrying the bag now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “clean”? (a) cleaneing (b) cleaning (c) cleanning
22. 22.___ you watching a cartoon right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “catch”? (a) catcheing (b) catchhing (c) catching
24. 24.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) are build (c) is building (d) are building
25. 25.The students ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) are wear
26. 26.___ Aisha throwing the ball now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
27. 27.He ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cook (c) is cooking (d) am cooking
28. 28.You ___ a mango right now. (a) are eating (b) is eating (c) are eat (d) am eating
29. 29.___ the children winning the match at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
30. 30.___ you carrying the bag right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
31. 31.___ you drawing a picture at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
32. 32.___ Arjun wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
33. 33.My brother ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) am speaking (b) is speaking (c) are speaking (d) is speak
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapping (b) claping (c) clapeing
35. 35.___ Diya clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbbing (b) climbing (c) climbeing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyying (c) buyeing
38. 38.My sister ___ for the team now. (a) am clapping (b) is clapping (c) are clapping (d) is clap
39. 39.___ Kavya playing cricket right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
40. 40.___ we taking the train at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are

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