Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 280 · 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 ___ a tree now. (a) are climbing (b) are climb (c) is climbing (d) am climbing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “swim”? (a) swiming (b) swimming (c) swimeing
3. 3.___ Vivaan buying vegetables now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
4. 4.___ we studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
5. 5.My brother ___ a message now. (a) is sending (b) is send (c) are sending (d) am sending
6. 6.Which is the correct -ing form of “tell”? (a) telling (b) tellling (c) telleing
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) building (b) buildding (c) buildeing
8. 8.___ the children singing a song now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) baking (b) bakeeing (c) bakeing
10. 10.___ you feeding the dog right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
11. 11.___ we baking a cake at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
12. 12.Ira ___ the train right now. (a) is taking (b) is take (c) am taking (d) are taking
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpping (b) helpeing (c) helping
14. 14.The children ___ tea at the moment. (a) are make (b) am making (c) are making (d) is making
15. 15.The children ___ cricket at the moment. (a) are playing (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) are play
16. 16.He ___ the room now. (a) are cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) is clean
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “eat”? (a) eateing (b) eatting (c) eating
18. 18.___ he swimming in the pool now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “send”? (a) sending (b) sendding (c) sendeing
20. 20.Riya ___ the dishes at the moment. (a) is wash (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) are washing
21. 21.___ he watching a cartoon now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
22. 22.Karan ___ a mango at the moment. (a) are eating (b) is eat (c) is eating (d) am eating
23. 23.My parents ___ Hindi now. (a) is speaking (b) are speak (c) am speaking (d) are speaking
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planting (b) planteing (c) plantting
26. 26.I ___ on the stage now. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) are dancing (d) am dance
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakeing (b) speaking (c) speakking
28. 28.He ___ in the pool at the moment. (a) is swim (b) are swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
29. 29.___ I throwing the ball now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.___ he sending a message now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) draweing (b) drawwing (c) drawing
32. 32.They ___ the dog now. (a) are feeding (b) is feeding (c) are feed (d) am feeding
33. 33.___ they going to school at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
34. 34.We ___ vegetables now. (a) are buy (b) am buying (c) is buying (d) are buying
35. 35.___ I carrying the bag at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
37. 37.___ my sister taking the train right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
38. 38.Which is the correct -ing form of “play”? (a) playeing (b) playing (c) playying
39. 39.___ my brother baking a cake at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
40. 40.___ you winning the match now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

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