Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 287 · 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.___ my friends swimming in the pool now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
2. 2.Ananya ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) are helping (b) is help (c) am helping (d) is helping
3. 3.Meera ___ a message right now. (a) is sending (b) are sending (c) is send (d) am sending
4. 4.___ Aisha washing the dishes now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
5. 5.___ they helping Grandma now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
6. 6.He ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) are building (c) am building (d) is building
7. 7.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
8. 8.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carryeing (c) carrying
9. 9.___ the students climbing a tree now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
10. 10.___ my friends playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
11. 11.___ Ishaan riding a bicycle now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
12. 12.___ my sister planting a tree right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
13. 13.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
14. 14.___ he riding a bicycle now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
15. 15.___ my friends studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
16. 16.___ they eating a mango right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
17. 17.She ___ on the stage at the moment. (a) are dancing (b) is dance (c) is dancing (d) am dancing
18. 18.Zoya ___ the ball now. (a) are throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) is throw
19. 19.Rohan ___ a letter right now. (a) is write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
20. 20.She ___ vegetables at the moment. (a) am buying (b) are buying (c) is buying (d) is buy
21. 21.___ we cleaning the room now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
22. 22.She ___ Grandma now. (a) am helping (b) are helping (c) is helping (d) is help
23. 23.___ they building a sandcastle at the moment? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
24. 24.___ Meera dancing on the stage right now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
25. 25.He ___ a cartoon at the moment. (a) is watching (b) is watch (c) am watching (d) are watching
26. 26.You ___ a bicycle right now. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) are ride (d) are riding
27. 27.She ___ science at the moment. (a) is studying (b) are studying (c) is study (d) am studying
28. 28.She ___ a cap now. (a) are wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) is wear
29. 29.He ___ rice now. (a) are cooking (b) is cooking (c) am cooking (d) is cook
30. 30.Nisha ___ a message right now. (a) are sending (b) am sending (c) is sending (d) is send
31. 31.The students ___ Grandma at the moment. (a) am helping (b) is helping (c) are help (d) are helping
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “make”? (a) making (b) makeing (c) makeeing
33. 33.___ he bringing lunch right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
34. 34.You ___ a mango right now. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) are eating (d) are eat
35. 35.___ I speaking Hindi at the moment? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
36. 36.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washeing (b) washing (c) washhing
37. 37.Manav ___ a story now. (a) am telling (b) is telling (c) are telling (d) is tell
38. 38.___ I clapping for the team at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
39. 39.___ Sneha swimming in the pool now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
40. 40.___ Diya playing cricket now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is

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