Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 281 · 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.___ you playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) claping (c) clapping
3. 3.___ the students catching the ball right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
4. 4.Which is the correct -ing form of “help”? (a) helpeing (b) helpping (c) helping
5. 5.___ Manav jogging in the park at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
6. 6.She ___ the dishes now. (a) are washing (b) am washing (c) is wash (d) is washing
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watching (b) watcheing (c) watchhing
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwwing (c) throweing
9. 9.___ we going to school now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
10. 10.___ I writing a letter right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
11. 11.My cousins ___ in the pool right now. (a) are swim (b) is swimming (c) are swimming (d) am swimming
12. 12.___ my friends riding a bicycle right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
13. 13.___ they eating a mango right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
14. 14.___ I catching the ball right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
15. 15.___ Riya wearing a cap now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
16. 16.They ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) am building (b) are build (c) is building (d) are building
17. 17.We ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) are watch (b) is watching (c) are watching (d) am watching
18. 18.___ Saanvi clapping for the team now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
19. 19.___ you baking a cake right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
20. 20.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
21. 21.They ___ a cartoon right now. (a) are watch (b) am watching (c) is watching (d) are watching
22. 22.Neel ___ a cake right now. (a) is baking (b) is bake (c) are baking (d) am baking
23. 23.He ___ a tree now. (a) are planting (b) is plant (c) am planting (d) is planting
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) planteing (b) plantting (c) planting
25. 25.___ you playing cricket right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
26. 26.We ___ the ball now. (a) is catching (b) are catch (c) am catching (d) are catching
27. 27.Which is the correct -ing form of “fly”? (a) flyying (b) flyeing (c) flying
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speaking (c) speakeing
29. 29.___ Kabir carrying the bag right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
30. 30.We ___ Hindi at the moment. (a) is speaking (b) am speaking (c) are speaking (d) are speak
31. 31.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “build”? (a) buildding (b) buildeing (c) building
33. 33.___ they wearing a cap at the moment? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
34. 34.They ___ a tree at the moment. (a) are planting (b) are plant (c) am planting (d) is planting
35. 35.I ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am help (b) am helping (c) is helping (d) are helping
36. 36.___ I climbing a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
37. 37.Dev ___ milk now. (a) are drinking (b) is drinking (c) is drink (d) am drinking
38. 38.___ we swimming in the pool at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
39. 39.___ she riding a bicycle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
40. 40.___ I sending a message right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are

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